Debatable Lands: In Search of the Border Reivers DVD

A journey through the turbulent 16th century borderlands of England and Scotland in search of the Border Reivers in the company of George MacDonald Fraser and Eric Robson. It was said of the Border Reivers that "If Jesus Christ were amongst them, they would deceive him" They were murderers, arsonists, kidnappers and protection racketeers. They added words such as Blackmail and Bereaved to the language. In a fashion they were also honorable men. Armstrong, Elliot, Scott, Maxwell, Johnstone, Croser, Douglas, Crichton, Bell, Irving, Carruthers, Graham, Storey, Musgrave, Little, Heatherington, Charlton, Nixon, Hume, Milburn, Ridley, Dacre, Potts, Oliver, Henderson, Kerr, Forster, Robinson, Turnbull, Beattie, Routledge, Carleton, Fenwick, Heron, Tait, Young, Grey, Hall, Collingwood, Noble, Yarrow, Hedley, Laidlaw, Rutherford. These were amongst the most notorious Riding Surnames. If your name is on the list you may be closer to the Reivers than you realise.