Border Reiver 1513–1603: 154 (Warrior) - Softcover

Durham, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184908193X ISBN 13: 9781849081931

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in times of war. Covering every aspect of militant life, from the choice of weapons and armour to the building of fortified houses, this book gives the readers a chance to understand what it must have been like to live life in a late-medieval war zone.

About this title

Book Description:

A guide to the life of the Border Reivers, the group of hardened raiders who lived along the England-Scotland border in the sixteenth century.

About the Author:

Keith Durham lives in Northumberland and is the author of Men-at-Arms 279: The Border Reivers and Fortress 70: Strongholds of the Border Reivers. He is also a skilled and respected sculptor of historical miniatures and has produced master figures for a number of companies including Poste Militaire.

Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects over more than 20 years. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular. He lives in Switzerland, where since 1988 he has also become well known for designing and creating life-size historical figures for museums. His son SAM EMBLETON is also an illustrator and this is their seventh joint project for Osprey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 184908193X
• ISBN 13: 9781849081931
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Embleton Gerry, Rotherham Ian