An oft-overlooked region lies at the heart of British national history: the Debatable Land. The oldest detectable territorial division in Great Britain, the Debatable Land once served as a buffer between England and Scotland. It was once the bloodiest region in the country, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and James V. After most of its population was slaughtered or deported, it became the last part of Great Britain to be brought under the control of the state. Today, its boundaries have vanished from the map and are matters of myth and generational memories. In The Debatable Land,…mehr
An oft-overlooked region lies at the heart of British national history: the Debatable Land. The oldest detectable territorial division in Great Britain, the Debatable Land once served as a buffer between England and Scotland. It was once the bloodiest region in the country, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and James V. After most of its population was slaughtered or deported, it became the last part of Great Britain to be brought under the control of the state. Today, its boundaries have vanished from the map and are matters of myth and generational memories. In The Debatable Land, historian Graham Robb recovers the history of this ancient borderland in an exquisite tale that spans Roman, Medieval, and present-day Britain. Rich in detail and epic in scope, The Debatable Land provides a crucial, missing piece in the puzzle of British history.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Graham Robb is the author of three prize-winning biographies, each selected as New York Times Best Books. His books, including The Discovery of Middle Earth, Parisians, and The Discovery of France, have earned several awards. He lives on the Anglo-Scottish border.
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Section i: List of Illustrations Section ii: List of Figures Section iii: A Guide to Pronunciation Unit 1: PART ONE Chapter 1: Hidden Places Chapter 2: Outpost Chapter 3: Panic Button Chapter 4: The True and Ancient Border Chapter 5: 'The Sewer of Abandoned Men' Chapter 6: Mouldywarp Chapter 7: Beachcombing Unit 2: PART TWO Chapter 8: Blind Roads Chapter 9: Harrowed Chapter 10: 'Loveable Custumis' Chapter 11: Accelerated Transhumance Chapter 12: Skurrlywarble Chapter 13: Exploratores Chapter 14: Windy Edge Chapter 15: 'In Tymis Bigane' Unit 3: PART THREE Chapter 16: 'Stob and Staik' Chapter 17: 'Rube, Burne, Spoyll, Slaye, Murder annd Destrewe' Chapter 18: The Final Partition Chapter 19: Hector of ye Harlawe Chapter 20: Scrope Chapter 21: Tarras Moss Chapter 22: 'A Factious and Naughty People' Chapter 23: Silence Unit 4: PART FOUR Chapter 24: Graticules Chapter 25: The Kingdom of Selgovia Chapter 26: 'Arthur' Chapter 27: The Great Caledonian Invasion Chapter 28: Polling Stations Chapter 29: No Man's Land Chapter 30: The River Section iv: Appendix Section v: Chronology Section vi: Notes Section vii: Works Cited Index viii: General Index Index ix: Geographical Index Acknowledgements x: Acknowledgements
Section i: List of Illustrations Section ii: List of Figures Section iii: A Guide to Pronunciation Unit 1: PART ONE Chapter 1: Hidden Places Chapter 2: Outpost Chapter 3: Panic Button Chapter 4: The True and Ancient Border Chapter 5: 'The Sewer of Abandoned Men' Chapter 6: Mouldywarp Chapter 7: Beachcombing Unit 2: PART TWO Chapter 8: Blind Roads Chapter 9: Harrowed Chapter 10: 'Loveable Custumis' Chapter 11: Accelerated Transhumance Chapter 12: Skurrlywarble Chapter 13: Exploratores Chapter 14: Windy Edge Chapter 15: 'In Tymis Bigane' Unit 3: PART THREE Chapter 16: 'Stob and Staik' Chapter 17: 'Rube, Burne, Spoyll, Slaye, Murder annd Destrewe' Chapter 18: The Final Partition Chapter 19: Hector of ye Harlawe Chapter 20: Scrope Chapter 21: Tarras Moss Chapter 22: 'A Factious and Naughty People' Chapter 23: Silence Unit 4: PART FOUR Chapter 24: Graticules Chapter 25: The Kingdom of Selgovia Chapter 26: 'Arthur' Chapter 27: The Great Caledonian Invasion Chapter 28: Polling Stations Chapter 29: No Man's Land Chapter 30: The River Section iv: Appendix Section v: Chronology Section vi: Notes Section vii: Works Cited Index viii: General Index Index ix: Geographical Index Acknowledgements x: Acknowledgements
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