Blood Divide by John Sadler
The Battle of Flodden in September 1513 was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on British soil, in which James IV, King of Scots, and virtually the whole of his nobility and gentry were annihilated in an afternoon along with 15,000 soldiers. Five centuries on and the slaughter still occupies a core position in the Scottish nationalist debate and in the pantheon of heroic failures. This novel puts you in the heart of the action; you'll feel the sweat and the fear, the curtain of red mist. The narrative covers the period April - September 1513, focusing around a handful of key characters: - John Heron, Bastard of Ford, swaggering, violent and disreputable, the black sheep of a good English family - Sir Thomas Howard, leader of the English forces, a skilled strategist - Alexander, 3rd Lord Hume, leader of the Scots, bold but impetuous - Isabella Hoppringle, Abbess of Coldstream, hub of a web of influential women throughout the Scottish borders, a woman of significant influence and charisma.
"Hooked from page oneSadler is that rare phenomenon: a historian who not only lives and breathes his period, but who can also write fiction strong enough to stand among the best of its genre." -- Henry Vyner-Brooks, author of The Heretic
“A blistering read ... be prepared to have scraped knuckles and bruised ribs as you feel every punch, sword blow and parry. As an experienced military book reviewer I was lucky, I escaped with just a black eye and one smashed light bulb in an over-zealous bill hook lunge! A right good rumbustious read.” -- War History Online
“A blistering read ... be prepared to have scraped knuckles and bruised ribs as you feel every punch, sword blow and parry. As an experienced military book reviewer I was lucky, I escaped with just a black eye and one smashed light bulb in an over-zealous bill hook lunge! A right good rumbustious read.” -- War History Online
John Sadler is a very experienced miliary historian, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and the author of more than two dozen books. He is a very experienced and much travelled battlefield tour guide covering most major conflicts in the UK, Europe and North Africa
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782640899 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782640894 |
| Title | Blood Divide |
| Author | John Sadler |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SPCK Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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