The Steel Bonnets

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The Steel Bonnets is a historical work by George MacDonald Fraser that vividly chronicles the turbulent lives and violent exploits of the Border Reivers along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.

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instanceOf book
history book
non-fiction book
author George MacDonald Fraser NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes attempts by the English and Scottish crowns to impose order
border law and customs
feuds between border families
tactics of raiding and reiving
union of the English and Scottish crowns under James VI and I
focusesOn clan and family loyalties
lives of the Border Reivers
raiding culture on the Anglo-Scottish frontier
relations between England and Scotland
violence and lawlessness on the border
genre history
military history
social history
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
hasPerspective narrative history
popular history
hasSubjectCategory British history
English history
Scottish history
border studies
military and social history
influencedBy George MacDonald Fraser's interest in military history
language English
mainSubject Anglo-Scottish border NERFINISHED
Border Reivers NERFINISHED
border warfare
early modern Britain NERFINISHED
notableFor combination of scholarship and storytelling
detailed portrayal of Border Reiver society
vivid narrative style
publicationYear 1971
publisher Barrie & Jenkins NERFINISHED
settingLocation Anglo-Scottish borderlands NERFINISHED
English Marches NERFINISHED
Scottish Marches NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered 16th century
early 17th century
uses archival sources
contemporary chronicles
family records

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