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Wark Castle: The Relationship Between England and Scotland
The border between England and Scotland was dominated by lawlessness and warfare throughout the medieval period.
Scotland's existence as a separate kingdom was a threat to England. It was a potentially hostile state prepared, at
times, to ally with England's enemies on the Continent.
The situation was made more complicated by the tradition of fighting and raiding, known as reiving, between warring families on both
sides of the border. The Borders were not finally brought under control until the Union of the Crowns in 1603 when
James VI of Scotland was made James I of England.
Learn more about Border Warfare in the middle ages, about the landscape, the Motte and Bailey Castle
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