Reivers rule in the Border badlands – Blood feuds, ruthless vendettas, protection rackets, cattle rustling…and no we are not talking about the mafia or the Wild West. Welcome to the badlands of the Borders where the legendary Border Reivers brand of lawlessness held sway for almost 300 years. These were the men who bequeathed bereavement […]
Reivers rule in the Border badlands
A long way from Rome
A long way from Rome – It might have been the extreme edge of Empire, home to the farthest flung frontier outposts, but the Romans certainly left a size -12 sandal print on the borderlands of Northumberland and Scotland. The man we have to thank is Gnaeus Julius Agricola, and while he might not be […]
