Scottish Marches

Scottish Marches ( Scottish brands) is a term for the mutual border region of England and Scotland. From the Norman Conquest of England ( 1066) until the reign of James VI. , Who was James I King of England, were border clashes on the agenda and the Monarchs were based on Marcher Lords (which is also the title of Earl of March ( Markgraf ) contributed ) to defend the border region.

On both sides of the border, there were territories of the West March, Middlemarch and East March, the mutually reflected, but also overlapped with Scottish and English regions.

Berwick -upon- Tweed, a strategically important town on the north bank of the Tweed ( the traditional border in the East March ) is slightly closer to Edinburgh than Newcastle. She was very competitive and switched 1147-1482 more than 13 times the country's membership. Up to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It was the English worth a lot of money to keep the fixtures up to date to protect the city from Scottish raids.

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• The Borders website: Boader Laws