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Sir Robert Carey ’
May 1st, 2008 |
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Category: Reiver Information
Carey himself was a very capable Warden, not only did the assessment of his character show this, but also his actions. Carey seems to have been of strong character who both knew his job and how to go about it. On entering the March Carey quickly realised that the reivers would only be contained by a firm hand, where hanging and strict rule were the only measures they would respond to. This is not because Carey enjoyed capturing outlaws in order to execute them, merely that he recognised the only thing that would work was for the reivers to see justice done.
Tags: Anglo-Scottish Borders, Border Reivers, england, Marches, Sir Robert Carey, The Border Laws, Warden, Wardens of the March Posted in Reiver Information |
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Feb 19th, 2008 |
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Category: Lead-article, Reiver Information
In this chapter Sir Robert Carey’s Middle March Wardenship of 1598-1603 will be examined, in an attempt to assess the effectiveness of his rule. This will be achieved by looking at the main events which occurred during his time as Warden, and then relating Carey’s actions to the laws covered in the previous chapter. When […]
Tags: Anglo-Scottish Borders, Border Reivers, Sir Robert Carey, the border, Warden, Wardens of the March, West March Posted in Lead-article, Reiver Information |
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Feb 19th, 2008 |
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Category: Law and order, Reiver Information
This chapter will now outline the laws by which Sir Robert Carey would rule, and then say something of the Commission of 1597.1 It is hoped that this chapter will provide an understanding of the laws of the Borders, and that the Commission of 1597 will show the problems the Border faced at the time […]
Tags: Anglo-Scottish Borders, Berwick, Border Council, Border Reivers, Commission of 1597, Day of Truce, england, feud, Leges Marchiarum, Marches, recetting, scotland, Sir Robert Carey, the border, The Border Laws, Truce Days, Warden, Warden Rode, Wardens of the March Posted in Law and order, Reiver Information |
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Feb 19th, 2008 |
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Category: Reiver Information
Part II – Sir Robert CareyBefore looking at the powers and effectiveness of Sir Robert Carey, his background and personality will be examined. The reason for looking at Carey’s character is that no matter what laws there were, the effectiveness of his rule cannot be examined without assessing whether he himself was capable of being […]
Tags: Border Reiver, Border Reivers, Marches, Northern Marches, Sir Robert Carey, The Border Laws, the borders, Warden, wardens, Wardens of the March Posted in Reiver Information |
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