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Peter Armstrong - Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297–98, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297–98

William Wallace’s rebellion

Av Peter Armstrong

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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.
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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 escaped and 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’s previous publications include Campaign 102 Bannockburn 1314 – Robert Bruce’s great victory.Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and has contributed to more than 70 Osprey titles in the past three decades. Born in 1931 of Highland parents but orphaned as a child, he was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. He worked in advertising agencies from 1947, and after national service, emigrated to South Africa. He now lives and works in Cape Town.

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  1. 5/5 Mikael

    Gillade ni den våldsamma, blodiga Mel Gibson-filmen "Braveheart"? Glöm allt ni såg där, för den som vill lära sig den riktiga historien så finns den här boken. Här presenteras den riktige William Wallace (de Waleys) och hans historiska krig mot Edward I Plantagnet av England. Boken av Pete Armstrong är objektiv och saklig, fylld med de allra senaste uppgifterna rörande de skotska krigen i slutet av 1200-talet. Ingen romantiserad, förskönande hjältehistoria om Wallace, utan ren intressant historia som det ska skrivas! Boken är rikligt illustrerad av mästerillustratören Angus McBride, och återger skickligt hur de engelska och skotska soldaterna såg ut och hur de stred. Skottarna var inga målade kiltklädda barbarer från "Braveheart", utan brynjeklädda pikenerare ledda av beridna och rustade riddare som Wallace själv. Gudskelov att Osprey förlag publicerar historiska böcker i den här kalibern så att man slipper Mel Gibson och Hollywood som historielärare!
    Köp den och skratta åt filmen!

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