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The Lord Wardens Of The Marches Of England And Scotland: Being A Breif History Of The Marches, The Laws Of March, And The Marchmen, Together With Some

The Lord Wardens Of The Marches Of England And Scotland: Being A Breif History Of The Marches, The Laws Of March, And The Marchmen, Together With Some

Pease, Howard

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General LawGeneral Military HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 935441995X
ISBN13: 9789354419959
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 17 2021
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.48
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Along the windswept frontier between England and Scotland, law and loyalty bent beneath the weight of a centuries-long feud. War shaped this wild frontier. In The Lord Wardens of the Marches of England and Scotland, Howard Pease offers a concise yet richly textured history of the Marches, the laws of the marches, and the powerful officials charged with keeping an uneasy peace. Blending narrative and analysis, he charts Anglo-Scottish border warfare, the world of border reivers and feuds, and the shifting allegiances of clans and crowns from medieval England and Scotland into the early modern borderlands. The result is British history nonfiction that brings to life a landscape where royal policy, Scottish clan warfare history and local custom collided, and where the line between outlaws and guardians was perilously thin. As a borderlands history book and military history reference, Pease's study remains a valuable guide for British history students and for medieval history readers seeking a clear introduction to England-Scotland political history on the ground. First issued in the early twentieth century, it stands as an important synthesis of earlier chronicles and local traditions, and a key account of how the office of Lord Warden evolved to manage turmoil along the frontier. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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