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Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems (Large Print Edition)
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems - Large Print Edition Author:W. E. Aytoun The great battle of Flodden was fought upon the 9th of September 1513. The defeat of the Scottish army mainly owing to the fantastic ideas of chivalry entertained by James IV. and his refusal to avail himself of the natural advantages of his position was by far the most disastrous of any recounted in the history of the northern wars.