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The Battle of Carham: Scotland's Border Born in Blood
Before there was a Scotland, there was a kingdom called Alba. And before there was a border with England, there was a bloody battle fought on a bend of the River Tweed in 1018. This episode of The Story of Scotland takes you to the Battle of Carham, where King Máel Coluim II (Malcolm II) faced the Northumbrians under Earl Uhtred the Bold. We explore how this obscure clash redrew the map of northern Britain, extending Alba's reach to the River Tees and setting the stage for the modern Anglo-Scottish border. We meet the key figures: Máel Coluim, a wily king who survived years of Viking and…
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