Why read Mother Ross?

Book cover of Mother Ross: The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies, Commonly Called Mother Ross, on Campaign with the Duke of Marlboroug

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The astonishing life of a woman soldier

When John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, rode among his 'men' in the campaigns that immortalised him as one of Britain's most accomplished military commanders, particularly in the War of Spanish Succession, little could he have imagined that one of the dragoons riding close…

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Julie Walker

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First published in 1740, this is a first-hand account by a woman, Mrs. Christian Davies, who dressed as a man and became a soldier when her husband joined the army and went to fight in Europe.

An extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman and a rare insight into a hidden history.

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