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Tudor

Milburn versus Graham Conflict — North Tynedale and Esk Valley 1528

1528
England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Graham clan Esk valley
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Milburn clan Tynedale
Outcome
Several Milburn men killed in ambush; Graham cattle-raid into Tynedale countered by Milburn revenge raid into Esk valley; English Warden Dacre fined both clans.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Milburn family of Tynedale and the Graham clan of the Esk valley and Debatable Land clashed repeatedly in 1528 over grazing rights and stolen livestock. The Grahams were the most notorious reiver family of the English West March, straddling the Esk and Lyne rivers in territory claimed by both England and Scotland. Milburn-Graham conflicts represented the collision between the English North Tynedale reiver system and the Debatable Land power of the Grahams.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Milburn versus Graham Conflict — North Tynedale and Esk Valley 1528

Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Willowford Roman temporary camp
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Moated site at Upper Denton
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
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