Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BTJ8PNV2 | 2023 | 12 hours and 24 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 354 MB
Author: Fiona Watson
Narrator: Mhairi Morrison
War truly begins when the invading army, conquest complete, goes home. It is the relationship between the native population and those remaining behind as part of the new administration which holds the key to our understanding of not only the mechanisms of conquest, but also the fundamental elements of government desired by societies. Nowhere is this more convincingly demonstrated than in the attempted annexation of Scotland by Edward I of England, already conqueror of Wales. The Scotland of Wallace and Bruce nearly succumbed, having wrestled with contradictory desires for independence, and for stability and united government, for nearly a decade.