The Steel Bonnets
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The Steel Bonnets is a historical work by George MacDonald Fraser that vividly chronicles the turbulent lives and violent exploits of the Border Reivers along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Steel Bonnets canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11637358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Steel Bonnets Context triple: [Border Reivers, culturalDepiction, The Steel Bonnets]
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The Bannsiders
The Bannsiders is the nickname of Coleraine F.C., a Northern Irish football club based in the town of Coleraine.
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The Yellows
The Yellows is a common nickname for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., one of Israel’s most successful and popular football clubs, known for its yellow team colors.
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C.
The Yellows
The Yellows is the nickname of Warrington Town F.C., an English football club based in Warrington, Cheshire.
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D.
The Yellows
The Yellows is the nickname of English football club Oxford United, derived from the team’s traditional yellow home shirts.
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E.
The Midnight Riders
The Midnight Riders are a passionate supporters’ group known for creating a lively, organized fan atmosphere for the New England Revolution soccer club.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Steel Bonnets Target entity description: The Steel Bonnets is a historical work by George MacDonald Fraser that vividly chronicles the turbulent lives and violent exploits of the Border Reivers along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
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A.
The Bannsiders
The Bannsiders is the nickname of Coleraine F.C., a Northern Irish football club based in the town of Coleraine.
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B.
The Yellows
The Yellows is a common nickname for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., one of Israel’s most successful and popular football clubs, known for its yellow team colors.
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C.
The Yellows
The Yellows is the nickname of Warrington Town F.C., an English football club based in Warrington, Cheshire.
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D.
The Yellows
The Yellows is the nickname of English football club Oxford United, derived from the team’s traditional yellow home shirts.
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E.
The Midnight Riders
The Midnight Riders are a passionate supporters’ group known for creating a lively, organized fan atmosphere for the New England Revolution soccer club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | George MacDonald Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
attempts by the English and Scottish crowns to impose order
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border law and customs ⓘ feuds between border families ⓘ tactics of raiding and reiving ⓘ union of the English and Scottish crowns under James VI and I ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
clan and family loyalties
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lives of the Border Reivers ⓘ raiding culture on the Anglo-Scottish frontier ⓘ relations between England and Scotland ⓘ violence and lawlessness on the border ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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military history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
narrative history
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popular history ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
British history
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English history ⓘ Scottish history ⓘ border studies ⓘ military and social history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | George MacDonald Fraser's interest in military history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Anglo-Scottish border
NERFINISHED
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Border Reivers NERFINISHED ⓘ border warfare ⓘ early modern Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of scholarship and storytelling
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detailed portrayal of Border Reiver society ⓘ vivid narrative style ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Barrie & Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Anglo-Scottish borderlands
NERFINISHED
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English Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
16th century
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| uses |
archival sources
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contemporary chronicles ⓘ family records ⓘ |
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Subject: The Steel Bonnets Description of subject: The Steel Bonnets is a historical work by George MacDonald Fraser that vividly chronicles the turbulent lives and violent exploits of the Border Reivers along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
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