East March
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East March was a historically contested frontier district along the Anglo-Scottish border, notorious for lawlessness and raiding activity.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border district
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderWith |
English Marches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | frontier zone ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| disestablishedBy |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of the Crowns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | wardens of the marches ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
English East March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish East March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | buffer zone between England and Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
border reiving
ⓘ
lawlessness ⓘ raiding activity ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Anglo-Scottish border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cattle raiding
ⓘ
feuds between border families ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Scottish Marches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Border Reivers territory ⓘ |
| status | abolished administrative unit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 13th century to early 17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.