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In looking for information to the lament "Flowers of the Forest" I found an interesting article on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden_Field
The was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey. It ended in victory for the English army, and was the largest battle (in terms of numbers) fought between the two nations.
The infantrymen at Flodden, both Scots and English, had fought in a fashion that in essence would have been familiar to their ancestors, and it has rightly been described as the last great medieval battle in the British Isles.
Scots placed their officers in the front line in the medieval standard, while the English senior officers were deployed behind the lines in the Renaissance style, contributing to the loss of Scottish nobility during the battle.
"Flowers of the Forest" is a lament that commemerates the loss of the Scottish nobility during the battle of Flodden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden_Field
The was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey. It ended in victory for the English army, and was the largest battle (in terms of numbers) fought between the two nations.
The infantrymen at Flodden, both Scots and English, had fought in a fashion that in essence would have been familiar to their ancestors, and it has rightly been described as the last great medieval battle in the British Isles.
Scots placed their officers in the front line in the medieval standard, while the English senior officers were deployed behind the lines in the Renaissance style, contributing to the loss of Scottish nobility during the battle.
"Flowers of the Forest" is a lament that commemerates the loss of the Scottish nobility during the battle of Flodden.
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