The Wars of the Bruces

Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328

Colm McNamee

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Birlinn Ltd
01 February 2023

History; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500

The Bruces of fourteenth-century Scotland were formidable and enthusiastic warriors. Whilst much has been written about events as they happened in Scotland during the chaotic years of the first part of the fourteenth century, England's war with Robert the Bruce profoundly affected the whole of the British Isles. Scottish raiders struck deep into the heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire; Robert's younger brother, Edward Bruce, was proclaimed King of Ireland and came close to subduing the country; the Isle of Man was captured and a Welsh sea-port was raided; and in the North Sea Scots allied with German and Flemish pirates to cripple England's vital wool trade and disrupt its war effort.

Packed with detail and written with a strong and involving narrative thread, this is the first book to link up the various theatres of war and discuss the effect of the wars of the Bruces outside Scotland.

By: Colm McNamee
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New Edition
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 125mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 359g
ISBN: 9781780276618
ISBN 10: 1780276613
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Colm McNamee is the Senior Research Officer for the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. He studied at Queens' University, Belfast, and Worcester College, Oxford and has a DPhil in Medieval History. He is the author of Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord.

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

'for well crafted history, this volume would be hard to beat' -- Danny Murphy * S.A.T.H. * 'This is a fine book that should be of interest to a much wider audience than historians' -- Michael Prestwich, University of Durham