Lord Warden of the Marches

The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Scotland and England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in military action. The Marches on both side of the border were traditionally split into West, Middle and East, each with their own warden answerable to the Lord Warden. The offices became unnecessary after the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under King James in 1603.

Notable Lords Warden of the Marches

For England

• Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford – the first holder of this office
• William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre
• William Eure, 1st Baron Eure, Warden of the East March (1539–1548)
• Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
• Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (1596–1598)
• John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
• Sir John Forster
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset

For Scotland

• William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
• John Stewart, Lord of Kyle
• Patrick V, Earl of March
• Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
• Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
• Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
• John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell
• Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell
• Sir John Carmichael

See also

• Scottish Borders
• Anglo-Scottish border
• Border Reivers
• Debatable Lands, land lying between England and Scotland, formerly in question to which it belonged, when they were distinct kingdoms.
• The Scots' Dike which was dug in 1552 to divide up the Debatable lands.
• Welsh Marches, between England and Wales
• The Borderers (Television series)
• Scottish Marches

References

• Reid, Rachael Robertson (1917). "The office of warden of the marches its origin and early history". English Historical Review 32: pp. 479–96. JSTOR 550854. 

Further reading

• Howard, Pease (1912). The lord wardens of the marches of England and Scotland: being a brief history of the marches, the laws of march, and the marchmen, together with some account of the ancient feud between England and Scotland. London: Constable. pp. 194–201. 

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