There are not many books that focus solely on the the History of the Borders and the Reivers in particular. However, there are some classic texts which any Reiver enthusiast or researchers should read.

Unfortunately, many of the books that form the core of this sites content are not easily available beyond university libraries or rare book shops. For example “The memoirs of Robert Carey; edited by F. H. Mares”. However, if you look around you may find Second hand coppies

Another source used heavily to create this site is Joseph Bain’s Calendar of Border Papers: volume 1 and 2 which is an organising of various state documents Papers concerning the Anglo-Scottish border (1560-1603). If you are prepared to pay to view you can do so at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue.aspx?gid=84&type=3.

The books listed below are highly recommended. Please help support this site by purchasing through the provided links.

• The Borders by Alistair Moffat
• The Candlemass Road by George MacDonald Fraser
• Border Fury: England and Scotland at War 1296-1568
• Exploring Border Reivers History by Philip Nixon
• Fortress 70: Strongholds of the Border Reivers: Fortifications of the Anglo-Scottish Border 1296-1603 by Keith Durham
• The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers by Alistair Moffat
• The Steel Bonnets by George MacDonald Fraser