The Heart and the Rose: The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge 1526

by Jonathan Cooper

As the guns roared out across the river Avon, some 16,000 Scots faced each other in battle, both sides believing they fought for God, Scotland and their King. 3,000 would be killed or maimed. The fields around the bridge at Linlithgow would be running red. The sons and brothers of those Scots who had fought side by side against the English at Flodden, now faced each other in a bitter conflict in the heart of their nation. At stake was the throne of Scotland, to lose would mean to be tried for treason, lands confiscated, families exciled, execution. This is the story of a forgotten battle marked only by crossed swords on a map and a pile of stones at the entrance to a housing estate.

112 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006