Scottish Marches
Scottish Marches ( Scottish Marches ) is a term for the mutual border region of England and Scotland . From the Norman conquest of England (1066) to the reign of James VI. , who became King of England as James I , border clashes were common and the monarchs relied on Marcher Lords to defend the border region.
On both sides of the border there were the areas of West March, Middle March and East March, which mirrored each other, but also overlapped with Scottish and English regions.
Berwick-upon-Tweed , a strategic town on the north bank of the Tweed (the traditional border in the East March), is slightly closer to Edinburgh than Newcastle . It was highly competitive and changed nationality more than 13 times between 1147 and 1482. Up until the reign of Queen Elizabeth I , keeping the fortifications up to date to protect the city from Scottish raids was worth a lot to the English.
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- The Borders Website: Boader Laws ( July 14, 2004 memento in the Internet Archive )
literature
- The Battlefields Trust ( Memento from December 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Map of the fortifications in the Scottish Marches in 1415 and 1541
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 55 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W.