Hertford's second major raid in the autumn of 1545 repeated and extended the devastation of the previous year. The Scottish Borders — already one of the poorest regions in Britain — were reduced to near-total desolation. Contemporaries described the burned landscape stretching for miles on either side of the English march. The suffering of the civilian population was immense. The raids created a landscape of ruins that remained visible for decades.
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