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Society in the Borders was focussed very much on the family, and the writ of central government, from London or Edinburgh, was only loosely enforced. Both the English and Scottish monarchies attempted to strengthen their rule in the borders by dividing the border area into 'Marches', ruled by Wardens chosen from local gentry; often the effect of this was only to inflame local rivalries.
Society in the Borders was focussed very much on the family, and the writ of central government, from London or Edinburgh, was only loosely enforced. Both the English and Scottish monarchies attempted to strengthen their rule in the borders by dividing the border area into 'Marches', ruled by Wardens chosen from local gentry; often the effect of this was only to inflame local rivalries.
[[category:England]]
[[Category:England]]