Strongholds Of The Border Reivers

IN THE YEAR 1296, EDWARD I OF ENGLAND LAUNCHED A SERIES OF VICIOUS RAIDS ACROSS THE ANGLO-SCOTTISH BORDER IN HIS ATTEMPT TO ANNEXE SCOTLAND. THE SCOTS RETALIATED AND THE TWO COUNTRIES WERE PLUNGED INTO 300 YEARS OF WAR IN WHICH THE BORDERLAND BECAME THE FRONTLINE AND RAIDING, OR `REIVING,` BECAME A WAY OF LIFE.