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The Wars of the Bruces

Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328

By: Colm McNamee

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The Wars of the Bruces

Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328

By: Colm McNamee

The Bruces of fourteenth-century Scotland were formidable and enthusiastic warriors. Whilst much has been written about events as they happened in Scotland during the chaotic years of the first part of the fourteenth century, England's war with Robert the Bruce profoundly affected the whole of the British Isles. Scottish raiders struck deep into the heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire; Robert's younger brother, Edward Bruce, was proclaimed King of Ireland and came close to subduing the country; the Isle of Man was captured and a Welsh sea-port was raided; and in the North Sea Scots allied with German and Flemish pirates to cripple England's vital wool trade and disrupt its war effort. Packed with detail and written with a strong and involving narrative thread, this is the first book to link up the various theatres of war and discuss the effect of the wars of the Bruces outside Scotland.

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Birlinn

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0857904957

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9780857904959

Robert Bruce

Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord

By: Colm McNamee

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Robert Bruce

Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord

By: Colm McNamee

The life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise statesman, a leader with vision and energy. Colm McNamee combines the most up to date scholarship on this crucial figure in the history of the British Isles with lucid explanation of the medieval context, so that readers of all backgrounds can appreciate Bruce's enormous contribution to the historical impact not just on Scotland, but on England and Ireland too. It is designed to encourage popular reassessment of Bruce as politician, warrior, monarch and saviour of Scottish identity from extinction at the hands of the Edwardian superstate. Peeling back the layers of misconception and propaganda, the author paints an accurate, sympathetic but balanced portrait of a much beloved national hero who has fallen out of fashion of late for no good reason.

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440

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Birlinn

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0857904965

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9780857904966

The Fallen: Gardai Killed in Service 1922-49

Gardaí Killed in Service, 1922 to 1949

By: Colm Wallace

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The Fallen: Gardai Killed in Service 1922-49

Gardaí Killed in Service, 1922 to 1949

By: Colm Wallace

In 1922 the fledgling Irish Free State decided to replace the RIC with the Civic Guard (An Garda Síochána). This new Irish police force found itself dealing with an unsettled population, many of whom were suspicions of law and order after centuries of forceful policing by the British. It was decided that the Gardaí would uphold the law with the consent of the people however, and that they would remain unarmed. This brave decision may have been popular with ordinary Irishmen and women, but it left members of the force vulnerable to attack and even murder. Many Gardaí met their death in the first decades of the Irish State. This is their story.

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The History Press

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0750984503

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9780750984508

Current Legal Problems 2010

Volume 63

By: George Letsas,Colm O'Cinneide

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Current Legal Problems 2010

Volume 63

By: George Letsas,Colm O'Cinneide

This year's volume covers topics such as military detention, English criminal law, terrorism, democracy, human rights, civil liberties, the media and international law, family law, child welfare, health, feminism, economic theory, corporate law, competition regulation, contract law, biotechnology, biodiversity and more.

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Current Legal Problems

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0199602581

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The Wars of the Bruces

Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328

By: Colm McNamee

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Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328

By: Colm McNamee

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The Wars of the Bruces

The Wars of the Bruces

Robert Bruce

Robert Bruce

The Fallen: Gardai Killed in Service 1922-49

The Fallen: Gardai Killed in Service 1922-49

Current Legal Problems 2010

Current Legal Problems 2010

The Wars of the Bruces

The Wars of the Bruces

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