Our next meeting will be Julia Hewgill speaking on ‘Border reivers: from warfare, blood and violence to custom, laws and ballads’. The speaker has sent in the following;
The latter Middle Ages saw a transition from the Scottish Wars of Independence to intermittent cross border hostility and a sustained pattern of criminal activities that encompassed all levels of society on both sides of the border. Laws were created to settle disputes and deal with cross-border crime that led to reliance on a warden system, a unique form of architecture, the mother of all curses and a selection of ballads that celebrate the violence and feuds of the resulting society.
If you are not a member and would like to attend then you will need to contact Jo by the 10th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
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Medieval Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society 