Peter Armstrong

Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297-98 (eBook, ePUB)

William Wallace's rebellion
Illustrator: Mcbride, Angus

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A slim, illustrated volume on the two key battles of William Wallace, the legendary Scottish rebel.

The death of the last of the Scottish royal house of Canmore in 1290 triggered a succession crisis. Attempts to undermine Scottish independence by King Edward I of England sparked open rebellion culminating in an English defeat at the hands of William Wallace at Stirling Bridge in 1297. Edward gathered an army, marched north and at Falkirk on 22 July 1298 he brought Wallace's army to battle. Amid accusations of treachery, Wallace's spearmen were slaughtered by Edward's longbowmen, then charged by the English cavalry and almost annihilated.

Complete with illustrations, including bird's eye view maps of each battle, Peter Armstrong details the events up until Wallace was captured and executed in 1305, and demonstrates that the flame of rebellion he had ignited could not be extinguished.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782004202
• Artikelnr.: 44626602

Autorenporträt

Peter Armstrong went to Keswick School after which he travelled widely before taking a degree in Fine Art at Maidstone College of Art. He was an art teacher in Kendal in Cumbria for several years but is now among other things the sculptor behind Border Miniatures, specialising in producing military miniatures from the medieval period. In the course of his model making, Pete has amassed a wealth of research material and his writing is the fruit of these labours. Pete's previous publications include Ancient and Medieval Modelling in the Masterclass Series.

Inhaltsangabe

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
The Campaign of 1297
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Aftermath of Stirling Bridge
The Campaign of 1298
The Battle of Falkirk
The Aftermath of Falkirk
Bibliography
Index