Sir Thomas Wharton, Deputy Warden of the English West March, commanded the English force at Solway Moss and was the principal architect of English border strategy in the west during the crisis year of 1542. His operations throughout the year — organising the border levies, coordinating intelligence from Scottish defectors, and leading the Solway Moss engagement — demonstrated professional border command at its most effective. Wharton's reports to the Privy Council from 1542 are among the most detailed primary sources for English border governance.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
Research a location near this battlefield