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    The Scottish Marches era came to an end during the first decade of the 17th century following the union of the crowns of England and Scotland. The Marches...
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    The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Scotland and England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between...
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  • the border. Marches – for other examples, including Scottish Marches between England and Scotland. Council of the Marches Earl of March – some of the...
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  • title derives from the "marches" or borderlands between England and either Wales (Welsh Marches) or Scotland (Scottish Marches), and it was held by several...
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    under James VI of Scotland (James I of England)—the area around the border was known as the Scottish Marches. For centuries the Marches on either side of...
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    early-modern periods in the area of the Anglo-Scottish border or Anglo-Scottish marches. The word "march" is the Old English form of the Old French word...
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    The Scottish Borders (Scots: the Mairches, lit. 'the Marches'; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered...
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    1594) was a Tudor-era English nobleman, soldier, and official in the Scottish Marches. William Eure was the son of Ralph Eure, eldest son of William Eure...
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  • these senses, marches served a political purpose, such as providing warning of military incursions or regulating cross-border trade. Marches gave rise to...
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  • of marches. In the Middle Ages, marches were any type of borderland between realms, or a neutral zone under joint control of two states. Marches served...
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    Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
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  • Middle March or Middle Marches may refer to: Central March, historical subdivision of Muslim Iberia Middle March, a historical part of Scottish Marches Mittelmarch...
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    Peel tower (category Buildings and structures in the Scottish Borders)
    fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century...
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  • "According to the Custom Used in French and Scottish Wars: Prisoners and Casualties on the Scottish Marches in the Fourteenth Century". Journal of Medieval...
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    Border reivers (category Anglo-Scottish border)
    raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. They included both Scottish and English people, and...
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    Orange walk (redirect from Orange marches)
    commemorate historic events. Most notably, 12 July marches observe the Battle of the Boyne. Marches in Northern Ireland on and around 1 July originally...
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    Rory Stewart (category Fellows of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society)
    borderlands separating England and Scotland, also known as the Scottish Marches (in part with his father) – The Marches: Border Walks With My Father – became...
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    off the land and march faster. The French march tempo is faster than the traditional tempo of British marches; the British call marches in the French tempo...
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  • The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes...
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    young age, he was made Warden of the Marches towards Scotland in 1362, with the authority to negotiate with the Scottish government. In February 1367, he...
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    Isles. Douglas's absence from his power base in the Lothians and the Scottish Marches encouraged King Robert's close allies Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney...
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    Clan Johnstone (category Scottish clans)
    six hundred years they held extensive possessions in the west of the Scottish Marches, where they kept watch against the English. The first of the clan to...
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    Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (category 15th-century Scottish peers)
    James III of Scotland. He became one of the most powerful nobleman in Scotland through his influential position on the Scottish Marches, and a willingness...
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  • The Emir.) Roberts' Scottish accent grows stronger as the series progresses, from posh English in some episodes to strong Scottish burr for others. The...
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    organisation's "march" or "march past". In addition, many organisations also have additional pieces for slow marches, marches for mounted parades, pipe marches, etc...
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    rabbit, Scottish Fold became the breed's name in 1966. Depending on registries, longhaired Scottish Folds are varyingly known as Highland Fold, Scottish Fold...
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  • March (Scotland), a medieval march on Scottish border with England Ostmark (disambiguation) German Eastern Marches Society This disambiguation page lists...
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    association with supporters of the Scottish national football team and Scottish national rugby union team, "Flower of Scotland" is one of the most popular sporting...
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    Clan Douglas (category Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text)
    Douglas (Gaelic: Dùbhghlas) is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands. Taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders...
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    Battle of Neville's Cross (category Scottish invasions of England)
    the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham, England. An invading Scottish army of 12,000 led...
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