Exploring Border Reivers History A lavishly illustrated colour account of one of the most tumultuous episodes in British history. A three hundred year old struggle between the lion and the unicorn which became a brutal Hobbesian struggle for survival, in which neighbour fought neighbour, family fought family, and kingdom fought kingdom. From the bloody legacy of the Reivers we get the words blackmail and bereaved, to take suddenly without consent. This is their story. For 300 years, the Border families of England and Scotland feuded continuously. History has named them the Border Reivers. This is their story