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Title: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Imperial Dave on December 02, 2024, 10:14:32 AM
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/the-battle-of-nevilles-cross-1346-according-to-the-lanercost-chronicle/?utm_source=gravitec&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=Push%20Notification

According to the Lanercost Chronicle
Title: Re: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Erpingham on December 02, 2024, 10:43:43 AM
How shall we say, not the most objective source on the battle  :)
Title: Re: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Imperial Dave on December 02, 2024, 11:19:17 AM
I leave that to others to argue....it's not my area of knowledge  ;D
Title: Re: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Erpingham on December 02, 2024, 11:51:42 AM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on December 02, 2024, 11:19:17 AMI leave that to others to argue....it's not my area of knowledge  ;D

But would you say that if he was being anti-Welsh, instead of anti-Scottish?  :)
Title: Re: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Imperial Dave on December 02, 2024, 11:54:59 AM
oof....anti Celtic  ;)
Title: Re: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Erpingham on December 02, 2024, 11:59:02 AM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on December 02, 2024, 11:54:59 AMoof....anti Celtic  ;)
I think very few, if any, of the men being insulted would think of themselves as Celtic  :)
Title: Re: The battle of Neville's Cross
Post by: Jim Webster on December 02, 2024, 05:24:17 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on December 02, 2024, 11:59:02 AM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on December 02, 2024, 11:54:59 AMoof....anti Celtic  ;)
I think very few, if any, of the men being insulted would think of themselves as Celtic  :)

Indeed 'Norman French' and 'saxon' were probably the largest groups in the army.
Mind you I felt that, everything considered, the reporting was balanced and fair  ;)