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The Anglo-Scottish Border On the English side there were generally two marches. An excepThe wardens, usually provided by the families of Percy tion was the middle march, created for the earl of Northumberland and Neville on the English side and March and Douglas on the Scot(1381-4) and again in existence from 1470 (combined with the east tish side, were to meet on March Days, often at Liliot Cross during march until 1536). Its revival was perhaps intended to match its the English occupation to Teviotdale. Scottish counterpart, referred to from the mid fifteenth century, and Warfare was largely a matter of raids and sieges, for examadditional to the Scottish east and west marches (mentioned in 1355 ple, the siege of Roxburgh by the Scots during which lames II was and 1364 respectively). killed in 1460. The debateable land on the west march resulted from the uncertain allegiance of the Storeys and later the Grahams. West March ";""'; •Maximum extent of territory under English occupation from the treaty of Berwick (1357) to 1384 March created for the earl of Northumberland, 1381-84 • Castles Boundary between Scotland and England Other boundaries The Marches 1357 to 1384 "S~ • #\~~ Norham ~.~-, .~. \......, . 8amburgh /'> Roxburgh • ~. -'(Regained 14~. ......J) /' /:.' Jedburgh V . "\(Regained 1409) ... -I J ~ ..... ----) ,~, # ' \,,,,\,~. ' ... , ~ ". l " : Middle March ..... " New~stle ~ f • Carlisle '~I ....\J West March I ':::"~, .... ~.." of '--'"" ~.~~'~ ~~ Debateable land :~::3:3; Territory under English control Nil'" Castles 0 25, 75, 100 , ,, Boundaries of the Scottish marches I Boundary of the English middle march 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 miles The Marches in the fifteenth century AT

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