Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field in Six Cantos

by Walter Scott

"Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field in Six Cantos" by Walter Scott is a historical romance in verse published in 1808. Set in 16th-century Scotland and England, the poem follows Lord Marmion, a favorite of Henry VIII, who schemes to win the wealthy Clara de Clare through treachery and deception. His plot involves forging evidence against her fiancé and betraying his own mistress, a dishonest nun. As Marmion travels to Edinburgh on a royal embassy, his dark secrets threaten to unravel, leading toward the historic Battle of Flodden in 1513.