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The Reivers
Raiders of the Borderlands
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Ideal for readers fascinated by British and military history, especially those interested in the turbulent Anglo-Scottish borderlands and folklore. Fans of historical drama and stories of rugged frontier survival will find this compelling.
Only one period in history is immediately linked to the whole area of the Scottish and English Border country, and that is the time of the Reivers. Whenever anyone mentions Reiver, no-one hesitates to add Border. This book tells the tale of a land that was a no-man's-land but a land over which blood was shed on both sides of an invisible border.
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From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands suffered one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder in modern Europe.
As a consequence of constant conflict, Borderers suffered horribly at the hands of marauding armies who ravaged their land, destroying crops, slaughtering cattle, burning settlements and killing indiscriminately. Forced by extreme circumstances, many took to reiving to ensure their survival. For the best part of 300 years, countless raiding parties made their way over the border, often returning under the cover of darkness, leading their prize of stolen livestock back through wild, empty country.
The story of the reivers is one of survival, stealth, treachery, ingenuity and deceit.
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The Herald calls it "Think Peaky Blinders but with swords and a taste for cattle rustling." Scottish Life praises it as "a page-turning history, lucidly written," and one of the year's best reads, enriched by Border ballads. Cumberland News finds it as "exciting and dramatic as the Border ballads themselves," while the Southern Reporter highlights the author's passion and pride, making it a superb work.
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ISBN: 9781780274454
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 March 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Edition: Reissue
Illustration: 16 Plates, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Director of Programmes at Scottish Television and founder of the Borders Book Festival, he is also the author of a number of highly acclaimed books. From 2011 he was Rector of the University of St Andrews. He has written more than thirty books on Scottish history, and lives in the Scottish Borders.
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