Flodden Field

by Elisabeth McNeill

The streams ran red, choked with the blood of the Scottish people . . . - James IV of Scotland was the most charismatic but also the most doomed of the Stewart family to sit on the Scottish throne. Brilliantly clever, handsome and daring, he disdained his brother-in-law, Henry VIII of England, and set out on a flimsy excuse to inflict a resounding defeat on Scotlands ancient enemy. He almost succeeded . . .

Genres: Historical Fiction

201 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

A pseudonym of Liz Taylor.
Elisabeth McNeill is a long-established freelance journalist and broadcaster who has written five non-fiction books and thirteen novels. She now lives with a miniature dachshund, who thinks he is a Great Dane, in the oldest inhabited village on the Scottish borders, where she spent most of her shcooldays.

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The battle of Flodden, September 9, 1513, told from several perspectives, some fictional, some historical. This battle cost Scotland her king, most of her aristocracy, and thousands of citizens in just two hours and if this short novel cannot possibly tell the whole story, but it was an entertaining first look.

[Colleen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I only managed to get through the first five chapters of this book before flinging it away from me. A total bore with dreadful writing. It's a damn shame too, as I'm fascinated by the subject matter and was really looking forward to reading it.