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History of the Scottish Borders

  • NorthumbriaIn 651, the last independent king of Deira, Oswine, was murdered by his cousin Oswiu. This violent act ended decades of conflict between two separate…
  • Battle of FloddenOn the 28th of June 1513, Pope Leo X sent a letter to James IV of Scotland threatening him with ecclesiastical censure for breaking his peace treaties with…