It boasts an incredible 70 castles and stunning beaches including Rumbling Kern, Beadnell Bay and Ross Back Sands. Recently, ...

The gorgeous town of Berwick Upon Tweed is the most northerly of Northumberland’s towns and is just 3 miles from the border with Scotland. Berwick is the last English town before Scotland and ...

All she wanted in return was the wealthy trading port of Berwick-upon-Tweed, lost to Scotland for over a century. Berwick returned to Scotland What Mary wanted, Mary got.

The life and rule of James III followed a similar pattern to that of his father. After the death of James II in 1460 the nine ...

Berwick-upon-Tweed has been under English control since ... other settlements such as Perth claim to be Scotland's oldest town. Meanwhile, Skara Brae in Orkney dates back to the Neolithic era.

Alexander II has the honour of being the only Scottish king to take his invasion force all the way to the south coast of England.

with all the red crosses or skull-and-crossbones icons stopping somewhere around Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Looking at these maps, Scots might have been forgiven for feeling a certain degree of relief.

Berwick Music Society’s inaugural ‘Rising Stars’ showcase features Scotland’s Gal Trio at 2.00-3.00pm on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at St Andrew’s Church, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed.

In rather unusual circumstances Scotland had expanded its territories ... In 1482 the invasion force captured Berwick-Upon-Tweed making it permanently a part of England. James raised an army ...

Running from the Solway Firth to the River Tweed, the border exists to this day with the exception of Berwick-Upon-Tweed which ... ambitious in his designs for Scotland. He courted powerful ...