The Battle of Neville's Cross, 1346 (Studies in North-Eastern History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900289202 ISBN 13: 9781900289207

Publisher: Shaun Tyas, 1998

Synopsis

This important battle took place just outside Durham in 1346 and saw the complete defeat of the Scottish army by the English, and the further humiliation of the capture of David II, King of Scots, along with four of his earls. For the next eleven years, he was held prisoner by the English until the Kingdom of Scotland agreed a ransome to buy his freedom. This collection of essays and translations of source material represents the first book-length study of this important event. It is the second in a new series of scholarly works published by Shaun Tyas for the North-East England History Institute. Contents: Preface; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1. The English at the Battle of Neville's Cross by Michael Prestwich; 2. Disaster at Neville's Cross: The Scottish Point of View by Alexander Grant; 3. John de Coupland - Hero to Villain by Marie C. Dixon; 4. Thomas Rokeby, Sheriff of Yorkshire, the Custodian of David II by Robin Frame; 5. Spoils of War? Durham Cathedral and the Black Rood of Scotland by Lynda Rollason; 6. The Durham Landscape and the Battle of Neville's Cross by R. A. Lomas; 7. The Monument at Neville's Cross by J. Linda Drury; 8. The Neville's Cross Monument: A Physical and Geological Report by G. A. L. Johnson; 9. Neville's Cross: A Suggested Reconciliation by Martin Roberts; The Military Archery at Neville's Cross, 1346. Illustrative Documents edited by Mark Arvanigian and Antony Leopold: a) Letter from Prior John Fossor to Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham; b) Thomas Sampson's Letter to his Friends; c) Lanercost Chronicle; d) Anonimalle Chronicle; e) Meaux Chronicle; f) The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker; g) The Scotichronicon by Walter Bower; h) Andrew Wyntoun, Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland; i) Extract from the Account Roll of John de Wodehouse

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Product Description:

A collection of ten essays and source translations related to the battle, just outside Durham in 1346, which saw the complete defeat of the Scottish army and the capture of King David II of Scotland. The papers look at the battle from both English and Scottish perspectives, the archery used, central individuals such as John de Coupland and Thomas Rokeby, the landscape of the battle, and the monument constructed to commemorate it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shaun Tyas
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1900289202
• ISBN 13: 9781900289207
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 164
• Editor: David Rollason, Michael Prestwich