Middle March
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Middle 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 (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier district
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Border Reivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordered |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
clan-based kinship networks
ⓘ
weak central authority ⓘ |
| declineOfLawlessnessAfter | early 17th century ⓘ |
| demilitarizedAfter | Union of the Crowns of 1603 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | buffer zone between England and Scotland ⓘ |
| governedBy | wardens of the Marches ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
East March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most turbulent areas of the Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cattle rustling
ⓘ
harbouring Border Reivers ⓘ lawlessness ⓘ raiding ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
northern England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Anglo-Scottish border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Scottish border Marches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anglo-Scottish frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Border Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | contested frontier ⓘ |
| securityIssues |
cross-border raids
ⓘ
feuding families ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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