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The Border Reivers: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish borderlands (Trade Editions)
The Border Reivers The Story of the AngloScottish borderlands - Trade Editions Author:Keith Durham From the 13th century until the early 17th century the Border Marches of England and Scotland were torn by a vicious and almost continuous cycle of raid, reprisal and blood feud. The Border Reiver was a professional cattle thief, a guerilla soldier skilled at raiding, tracking and ambush and a well organised "gangster". Including eight superb fu... more »ll page colour plates by Angus McBride, as well as numerous other illustrations, this text by Keith Durham explores the colourful history of these remarkable people.« less