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English Scottish Border in the TudorStuart Sixteenth Century. The Border Reivers and Dacre's Raid

From the early to the middle of the 16th century there were vast changes in religion in England and Scotland. The old religion 'Catholicism' was slowly giving way to the new, 'Protestantism'. There were, however, people within the two countries who fierce

History of Scotland- Stuarts - Sir Walter Scott, the Bold Buccleuch
The Border Reivers were the lawless clans and families who inhabited the Border lands of England and Scotland from late medieval times to the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1603. They were cattle and sheep thieves who often resorted to ars

History of Scotland - the Border Reivers - The Debateable Land
The Debateable Land at the western end of the English Scottish Border was a haven for Border Reivers who, having committed crimes against the Border Law, sought sanctuary from the mainstream of society. It was a land of only twelve miles long by three wid

History Of Scotland - Stuarts - The Border Reivers Are Threatened With Damnation
By 1525 the Border Reivers of the English Scottish Border lands were out of control. The ever increasing murder and theft had led to deadly feud throughout the Reiving clans and families; feud which spanned generation after generation in a lawless society

History of Scotland - Stuarts - Border Reivers - A Bloody Feud
The Maxwell Johnstone Feud was the bloodiest family quarrel in British history. The culmination of a century of feud began, early in 1593, with the theft of a black horse. Horse theft was common in the English Scottish Borders at the time, a common-place

Border Reivers - Rising of the North
The 'Rising of the North' of 1569 was an attempt to adhere to the old religion of Catholicism at a time when the new Protestant religion was being forced on the people of England. Two northern earls, Thomas Percy of Northumberland and Charles Neville of W

Border Reivers - English Scottish Border - Hot and Cold Trod
From the middle of the 13th century to the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 the Border Laws sought to control the unruly Border people known as the Border Reivers. By the Border Laws, should a man lose out to the theft known as the 'rei

Border Reivers- Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603- Busy or Ill Week
The Union of the English and Scottish Crowns would see an end of the Border Reivers. They had held sway in the Border lands between England and Scotland for centuries. On the death of Elizabeth 1 of England in 1603 they knew their 'day' was about to end.

Border Reivers - A Warden of the English West March
The raids, murder, blackmail and feud created by the Border Reivers of the 13th to the 17th centuries in the lands on each side of the English Scottish Border called for an organised approach, an iron hand. The institution of the Border Marches with March

Border Reivers - Wardens of the Marches
From the 13th to 17th century the lands to the north and south of the English Scottish Border were the hunting grounds of the Border Reivers. Murder, theft and blackmail dominated the people who were indifferent to whatever law was put in place to control

Border Reivers - Aftermath of English Attack on Berwick in 1296
Towards the close of the 13th century Edward l was determined to subdue the Scots and bring them under English rule. When he invaded Berwick in 1296 he kick-started a war between the nations of England and Scotland which would last for two hundred and fif

16th Century Scottish Border Reiver Incites the Wrath of an English Queen
The capture and rescue of the Scottish Border Reiver, Kinmont Willie Armstrong, is legendary in the Border country of England and Scotland. On his capture in 1596 the English broke the Border Law so keen were they to lay their hands on the man who had wro

Border Reivers - Feud and Death in Redesdale, Northumberland
Feud was contagious in the English Scottish Border country during the centuries that the Border Reivers rode its hills and valleys. Even members of the same family would be at each other's throats. The raids of the Reivers knew no distinction and all soci

Richie Graham. Murderer, Thief and Blackmailer of the English Scottish Border
The Grahams were the most notable of the English Border Reivers of the 15th and 16th centuries. They virtually controlled the north of present day Cumbria against any and all authority. One of the most infamous Border Reivers of the 16th century was Richi

Border Reivers. The Legacy of the Border Line is Border Law
The Border Line between England and Scotland was a long time in its making. Its formulation should have brought peace and organisation, order and control. Instead it created havoc, brought violence and confrontation. The stand-off between English and Scot

A Thousand Scottish Border Reivers Attack English Tynedale, Northumberland
It was known throughout the Border country of England and Scotland that James V1 of Scotland would inherit the throne of the heirless Elizabeth 1 of England on her death. The Border Reivers, knowing that the Union of the two Crowns would bring an end to t

Border Reivers. The Notorious Family of Graham are Pacified
From the 13th to the 17th centuries the lands surrounding the English Scottish Border were a hot-bed of turmoil and insurrection as the Border Reivers, robbers and raiders,defied all authority and monarchy and held sway against all the odds. Their ascenda

Border Reivers - Born out of Conflict, Died in Conflict
England and Scotland were at war for centuries, from the end of the 13th century to the Union of the two crowns in 1603. The Border lands between the two countries were devastated by the conflict. The Border folk suffered loss of life, livelihood and love

Border Reivers. Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie
The Border Reivers held sway in the lands surrounding the English Scottish Border for centuries. Their demise would follow the Union of the Crowns in 1603. In the early 16th century one man ruled in the Scottish Borders.Known as Johnnie Armstrong of Gilno