West March
E937343
West March was a historically contested frontier district along the Anglo-Scottish border, notorious for lawlessness and raiding during the era of the Border Reivers.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border district
ⓘ
frontier ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| abolishedAfterEvent | Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Border Reivers era ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
defensive frontier
ⓘ
zone of military responsibility ⓘ |
| borderSystem | Anglo-Scottish Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cattle raiding
ⓘ
feuding clans ⓘ weak central authority ⓘ |
| countryDuringPeriod |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
East March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyContested | true ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Border Reivers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lawlessness ⓘ raiding ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Scottish border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAbolition | early 17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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