#berwick-upon-tweed

[unteriors]

Palace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.

[maggierosem1980]

Memories from a family holiday to Northumberland, my favourite place in the world bar home.

[fuckitandmovetobritain]

Great Britain: Branscombe, Caernarfon, Winchester, Kynance Cove, Allerford, Bath, Wells, Beachy Head, Berwick-Upon-Tweed

[starrose17]

I'm so moving here.

Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England

[queer-scots-geordie-dyke]

Lovely Riverside walk in Berwick this morning 🌞🌼🏞

[scotianostra]

August 28th 1296 saw Edward I of England hold a “parliament” at Berwick that required all prominent Scots to swear allegiance to him.

The names of those that attended, and it was almost all, were recorded on what has become known as The "Ragman Roll",two theories exist of the name for the document, one is it is from the tangle of seals attached to it, the other name may also have been derived from an earlier record compiled for the purposes of Papal taxation by a man called Ragimunde, whose name was corrupted to Ragman.

This was part of his campaign to rule Scotland after forcing John Balliol to abdicate in July. I’ve said before John Balliol I think has been treated a wee bit harsh by historians, Longshanks chose him as he thought he would be the weakest of the contenders, but when the English asked him to send troops to help him fight the French he refused, instead he signed the Auld Alliance in 1295. After dethroning Balliol Longshanks chose to rule Scotland himself, the oath nobles had to take was;

I will be faithful and loyal, and will maintain faith and loyalty to King Edward, King of England, and to his heirs, in matters of life and limb and of earthly honour against all mortal men; and never will I bear arms for anyone against him or his heirs … so may God help me and the Saints.

Here were around 2,000 said to have signed and attached their seals to this document but it is highly unlikely they all attended Berwick, instead many seals and oaths may have been gathered as Edward’s army took control of Scotland after they defeated us at Dunbar in April.

However you feel about the circumstances behind the Ragman Rolls, they were and indeed are a valuable statistical document concerning Scotland. It was originally four great rolls, comprised of thirty-five pieces of parchment sewn together and upon which were affixed the seals of the two thousand Nobles and Clergy who paid homage and fealty to Edward I.

The price of refusing to submit to Edward was summary execution.

The information on the documents has been much studied and poured over through the years and is a gold mine for the historians, names on the Ragman Roll included the likes of prominent people as Robert Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale, his son, the 2nd Earl of Carrick and William Wallace's uncle, Sir Reginald de Crauford.

If you want to search for anyone with your family name there is a great resource on the link below with an A-Z of names http://www.rampantscotland.com/ragman/blragman_index.htm

[unrealityliminal]

oct 2016

berwick-upon-tweed

[vikkates]

December 7, 2020: As part of their train tour of the UK, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Holy Trinity Church of England First School in Berwick-Upon-Tweed to celebrate the work the teachers have done during the COVID-19 pandemic.