Fatal Rivalry: Flodden, 1513: Henry VIII and James IV and the Battle for Renaissance Britain, (Hardcover)

from Roarer

Excellent account of the events leading up to the battle at Flodden. Before reading Goodwin's account I was aware that Flodden had been catastrophic for the Scots, and that one of the fallen has a tomb in the ruins of the collegiate chapel at Castle Semple Loch, but now I have a clearer idea of w...

from baswood

A very readable slice of history which is subtitled Henry VIII, James IV and the battle for Renaissance Britain. Goodwin has the idea of comparing and contrasting the two kings in an age when ideas from the Italian renaissance had seeped into the culture of both England and Scotland. Goodwin ro...

from antiquary

This book takes a long view of the battle of Flodden, with some review of Anglo-Scottish relations going back to the foundation of the two nations, and discussing in more detail the reign of Henry VII of England the whole reign of James IV of Scotland and the reign of Henry VIII iof England up to...