MEDIEVAL WARFARE XI.3 - THE BATTLE OF LARGS

During the thirteenth century, Norway and Scotland vied for control of the Hebrides. This would lead to a clash at Largs in 1263.

heme: The Battle of Largs

• R. Andrew McDonald, 'The conflict between Scotland and Norway - The (sea) road to Largs, 1230-1263'.
• Kate Buchanan, 'An inheritance of conflict - King Alexander III of Scotland'.
• Angus A. Somerville, '"Came to Scotland and achieving nothing..." - The Battle of Largs'.

Features:

• Javier García de Gabiola, 'When both sides were defeated at Toro in 1476 - The battle that made Spain'.
• Randall Moffett, 'The English militiaman in the fourteenth century - Array all the men'.
• William E. Welsh, 'Gediminas takes on the Teutonic Order - Lithuania's war master'.
• Jonathan Fruoco, 'Geoffrey Chaucer in battle - The trauma of war'.
• Cécile Isabelle Khalifa, 'Conquering but not ruling - The Mamluks and Cyprus'.
• Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown, 'A superb and mysterious weapon - The writhen-hilted sword'.
• M.G. Haynes, 'Development of the Japanese castle - Deadly elegance'.
• Emma Zürcher - Crusader imaginings of the Terra Sancta - Where was the Holy Land'.
• Vicky McAlister, 'From machicolations to murder holes - Know your castle'.