The Aftermath of the Union of Scotland and England
The 'Peaceful Persuasion' And Transplanting Of The Marchmen By James VI Scotland & I England/Scotland WITH the union of the two crowns in the person of James vi. and i. the golden time of the…
Heraldry of the Border Lairds; Robert Forster’s Gravestone 1598
Heraldry of the Border Lairds; Robert Forster's Gravestone 1598. At one time the strongholds of the Border lairds must all have had a heraldic panel on the wall or above the doorway to denote the…
The Bishops Curse of the Reivers in Glaswegian Dialect
Bishops Curse THE ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW'S "MONITION OF CURSING" against the Border reivers Hear 25 seconds of cursing to hell! Or click to hear the full 9 minutes of cursing!: Gude folks, heir at…
The Bishop Curses the Reiver Body in Dialect
Bishops Curse EXTRACT of THE ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW'S "MONITION OF CURSING" - one of the most comprehensive excommunications of all time. "I curse thair heid and all the haris of thair heid; I curse thair…
The Bishops Curse Translation
THE ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW'S "MONITION OF CURSING" An Interpretation of the Bishop’s Curse by Peter Nicholson Good folks, here at my Archbishopric of Glasgow letters under this round seal direct me or any other chaplain,…
The Church in Cumbria hammered by the Scots
The Church in Cumbria hammered by the Scots! From the time of the early church to the time of the union between England and Scotland in 1603, there was trouble from Scottish invaders. Until 1157…
Text from Reivers Database Records L1001 to L1015
Text from Reivers Database Records L1001 to L1015 Naturalisation of a Scot Document allowing a Scottish man to become an English man. Henry, Lord Scrope, Lord of the Western Marches and Captain of the city…
Text from Reivers Database Records L1001 to L1015
Text from Reivers Database Records L1001 to L1015 Naturalisation of a Scot Document allowing a Scottish man to become an English man. Henry, Lord Scrope, Lord of the Western Marches and Captain of the city…
Clothing of Border Reiver Men and Women
Clothing - Reiver Women Clothing in the mid and late 16th century had become not only functional but highly fashionable. Clothing was expensive and so the same outfit had to suffice for work and for…
Clothing armour weapons of Border Reivers
Clothing armour weapons of Border Reivers Clothing The inventory for Ewanrigg Hall in 1585 shows the relative value of clothing; a leather jacket had the same value as much as the best horse of a…
Battle of Dryfe Sands
The Battle Of Dryfe Sands The Battle of Dryfe Sands, 1593, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire The Battle of Dryfe Sands, fought on 6 December 1593, was the culmination of the famous and long standing deadly feud between…
