Walking the hundred-mile border between Scotland and England, the Scottish historian, TV executive and festival director Alistair Moffat contemplates relations between the two nations past and present. Over a ten-day trek from Berwick-upon-Tweed – seized by the English in 1482 – to Gretna he passes through lands contested by reivers and the battlefields of Carham (1018) and Flodden (1513), reflecting on centuries of history and his own life as a borderer.
The border between England and Scotland is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. But it can also be a lens through which to look at the changing history and identities of these two countries.
Between Britain is a one-hundred-mile journey through eight centuries. It is a history book, a travelogue, a personal reminiscence and a gently prodding examination of national identity. But above all it is a celebration of a place and the people who live there.
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