A Rage of Regents1 review Nigel G. Tranter Hodder & Stoughton, 1996 Factual fiction--great research Nigel Tranter, "Scotland's Story Teller," took real events and real people and told their stories in novel form. _Rage of Regents_ is "The exciting story of John Carmichael, Younger of that Ilk, caught up in the bloody struggle between Mary, Queen of Scots and the Earl of Moray," says the front ...             A Plague of Angels: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery5 reviews P.F. Chisholm Poisoned Pen Press, 2000 A Delightful Series + Amusing and convincing Elizabethan detective series... + Plague of Angels + Walk the streets of Elizabethan London + Excellent historical mystery             Strongholds of the Border Reivers: Fortifications of the Anglo-Scottish Border 1296-1603 (Fortress) Keith Durham Osprey Publishing, 2008 Strongholds Border Reivers             The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers Alistair Moffat Birlinn Publishers, 2008 Only one period in history is immediately, indelibly and uniquely 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'. It is an inextricable association, and rightly so. Nowhere else in Britain in the modern era, or indeed in Europe, did civil order break down over such a wide ...             Border Fury: England and Scotland at War 1296-15682 reviews John Sadler Longman, 2006 Border Fury + Border Fury, Indeed! Excellent book that does an outstanding effort detailing the historical 1296-1568 period of the Scottish / English border, complimenting the book The Steel Bonnets by Fraser G. MacDonald.             A Season of Knives: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery1 review P. F. Chisholm Walker & Company, 1996 Loaded With Action Set along the Scots/English border during the late sixteenth century, this story is loaded with action. Sir Robert Carey is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth and the new Deputy Warden of the West March, a very rough part of England where family feuds are important and Carey is an outsider with no land ...             Borders (Pevsner Architectural Guides) Catherine Cruft, John Dunbar, ... Yale University Press, 2006 The Scottish Borders, one of the most architecturally enticing regions of Scotland, encompass rocky coastlines, rolling moors, and farmland. The early buildings reflect a history of conflict, as do the ruins of the numerous great Borders abbeys. The River Tweed provides a delightful setting for the burghs of Peebles, Galashiels, Melrose, and Kelso, where small weavers’ cottages and colossal ...             The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers10 reviews George MacDonald Fraser Skyhorse Publishing, 2008 Thorough, well-structured, and entertaining + Sometimes short reviews are best + Comments from a contemporary Armstrong + The Definitive History of the Borderers             Famine of Horses, A (Missing Mystery, 14)7 reviews P.F. Chisholm Poisoned Pen Press, 2000 What a romp of a book this is! + the Sir Robert Carey novels by PF Chisholm + A Fun Historical Mystery! + Enjoyable well written Renaissance mystery + Famine of Horses             The Reavers6 reviews George Macdonald Fraser Knopf, 2008 The Reavers/George MacDonald Fraser + A Farcical Farewell + Insane, hilarious and brilliant. Classic over the top GMF. The Reavers draws on three of his previous works, in no particular order: The Steel Bonnets, a serious (yes, serious) history of the border region between Scotland and England in the Tudor era; The Candlemas Road, a novella about the area and era he wrote some years ago; ...             Warden of the Queen's March (Coronet Books)4 reviews Nigel Tranter Hodder Headline, 1991 Historical Fiction at Its Best + A STUNNING WORK OF HISTORICAL FICTION... + with reference to the previous review + Tranter is the Best!             The Border Reivers (Men-at-Arms)2 reviews Keith Durham Osprey Publishing, 1995 Well illustrated and written..... + The Border Reivers I convene a Scottish Clan Tent at various Highland Games, and this is always prominantly displayed on my table. It gives a quick, but thorough history on the Scottish Border Reivers for those of use who don't have time to read the Steel Bonnets. The illustrations alone are worth the price of the ...             A Surfeit of Guns: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery (Sir Robert Carey Mysteries)2 reviews P. F. Chisholm Walker & Company, 1997 Humor, romance and history blend well in this series + An Elizabethan Courtier among the wild Borderers I have now read all three of P.F. Chisholm's novels chronicling the adventures of Sir Robert Carey, "the Elizabethan detective" and I await with the next installment with anticipation. Based on a real historical figure in the 16th century, Sir Robert Cary is part Cary Grant, part Harrison Ford, a ...             Rough Wooing (Coronet Books) Nigel Tranter Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1989 This novel is set in the Scotland of James the Fifth. It tells the story of how the poet David Lindsay, Lord Lyon King of Arms, (who was a leading poet of his day and whose works are still performed at the Edinburgh Festival), and the Lord Privy Seal battled to keep James on the throne.             Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Walter Scott ReadHowYouWant, 2007 ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you. A vast literary ...             Border Ballads: A Selection (Fyfield Books) Carcanet Press Ltd., 2006 This collection of poems rooted in the wild and beautiful lands that lie between England and Scotland describes a traditionally lawless area whose inhabitants owed allegiance first to kin and laird and then to the authorities in London or Edinburgh. Recording a violent, clannish world of fierce hatreds and passionate loyalties, the ballads tell vivid tales of raids, feuds and betrayals, romances ...             Strongholds of the Border Reivers: Fortifications of the Anglo-Scottish Border 1296-1603 (Fortress) Keith Durham Osprey Publishing, 2008 Strongholds Border Reivers             The Border Reivers (Men-at-Arms)2 reviews Keith Durham Osprey Publishing, 1995 Well illustrated and written..... + The Border Reivers I convene a Scottish Clan Tent at various Highland Games, and this is always prominantly displayed on my table. It gives a quick, but thorough history on the Scottish Border Reivers for those of use who don't have time to read the Steel Bonnets. The illustrations alone are worth the price of the ...             Border Ballads: A Selection (Fyfield Books) Carcanet Press Ltd., 2006 This collection of poems rooted in the wild and beautiful lands that lie between England and Scotland describes a traditionally lawless area whose inhabitants owed allegiance first to kin and laird and then to the authorities in London or Edinburgh. Recording a violent, clannish world of fierce hatreds and passionate loyalties, the ballads tell vivid tales of raids, feuds and betrayals, romances ...             A Plague of Angels: A Sir Robert Carey Mystery5 reviews P.F. Chisholm Poisoned Pen Press, 2000 A Delightful Series + Amusing and convincing Elizabethan detective series... + Plague of Angels + Walk the streets of Elizabethan London + Excellent historical mystery