''The Steel Bonnets'' (London: Barrie & Jenkins) is a 1971 historical non-fiction book by

George MacDonald Fraser George MacDonald Fraser (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a British author and screenwriter. He is best known for a series of works that featured the character Flashman. Biography Fraser was born to Scottish parents in Carlisle, England, ...

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Border Reivers Border reivers were Cattle raiding, raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. They included both Scotland, Scottish and England, English people, and they raided the entire border ...

. Fraser researched the book with his wife.George MacDonald Fraser, ''The Light's On at Signpost'', HarperCollins 2002 p304-307 It concentrates mainly on the 16th century, and seeks to de-glamourise the period in some ways.The age of the Borderers. Hugh Trevor-Roper. The Sunday Times (London, England), Sunday, October 31, 1971; pg. 41; Issue 7743.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Steel Bonnets 1971 non-fiction books 20th-century history books Border Reivers Works by George MacDonald Fraser