The Wars of the Bruces: Scotland, England and Ireland, 1306 - 1328

This A Very Readable Narrative Of A Momentous Episode In British History. Former Studies Of This Topic Concentrate Upon Events In Scotland, But England's War With Robert Bruce Profoundly Affected The Whole Of The British Isles. Biographies Have Appeared Of The Various Leading Personalities Involved, But No-one Has Hitherto Attempted To Link Up The Various Theatres Of War In A Comprehensive Study. The Effects Of The Bruce Wars Outside Scotland Have Never Before Been Systematically Examined; And The Attempt To Establish A 'pan-celtic Alliance' Deserves Its Reassessment. The Emphasis On The Wider Implications Of The War Is Justified By The Fact That The Vast Bulk Of The Archive Material Relating To The War Emanates From The English Royal Government Which Was Unable To Operate In Scotland From 1311.--book Jacket. Introduction : Lordship And Nationality In The British Isles In The Early Fourteenth Century -- The King Of Summer : The Bruce Coup D'etat In Scotland, 1306 -- Robert I, Edward Ii And The Kingdom Of Scotland, 1307-1314 -- The Raiding Of Northern England, 1311-1322 -- The Defence Of Northern England, 1311-1322 -- The Bruce Intervention In Ireland, 1315-1322 -- The North Sea Theatre Of War And The Towns -- Conclusion : The Climax And Collapse Of The Scottish Hegemony In The British Isles, 1322-1330. Colm Mcnamee. Based On The Author's Thesis (ph.d.--oxford). Includes Bibliographical References (p. [260]-273) And Index. This a very readable narrative of a momentous episode in British history. Former studies of this topic concentrate upon events in Scotland, but England's war with Robert Bruce profoundly affected the whole of the British Isles. Biographies have appeared of the various leading personalities involved, but no one has hitherto attempted to link up the various theatres of war in a comprehensive study. The effects of the Bruce wars outside Scotland have never before been systematically examined; and the attempt to establish a 'pan-celtic alliance' deserves its reassessment. The emphasis on the wider implications of the war is justified by the fact that the vast bulk of the archive material relating to the war emanates from the English royal government which was unable to operate in Scotland from 1311. - Back cover. This is a very readable narrative of a momentous episode in British history. Former studies of this topic concentrate upon events in Scotland, but England's war with Robert Bruce profoundly affected the whole of the British Isles. Scottish raiders struck deep into the heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire. Unable to resist, English communities bought off the Scots, and in this way a fifth of England came under tribute to the Scottish king. Edward Bruce was proclaimed King of Ireland and came close to subduing that country. The Isle of Man was captured; a Welsh sea-port raided. In the North Sea the Scots allied with German and Flemish pirates to cripple England's vital wool trade and disrupt her war effort. Both sides strove to employ Genoese galley fleets. "Fiona Watson examines the process of conquest and attempted colonization of one medieval kingdom by another, concentrating on that most vital aspect of conquest: the maintenance of garrisons. She shows how the kingdom of Scotland was able to marshal its resources and create a coherent and cohesive national front to deal with a more powerful enemy and illustrates the complicated and conflicting needs of a medieval society in the face of a developing national consciousness."--Jacket This Narrative Recounts Robert Bruce's War With England. Scottish Raiders Struck Deep Into The Heartlands Of Yorkshire And Lancashire, English Communities Bought Off The Scots, Ireland Was Nearly Subdued, The Isle Of Man Was Captured, And A Welsh Sea-port Was Raided.