Tour Scotland short aerial 4K travel video clip, with Scottish Music, of old footage of Coldstream, have an ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. A Scottish a town which is located on the north bank of the the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village. A former burgh, Coldstream is the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, much like Gretna Green. Coldstream is the location where King Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296. In February 1316 during the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir James Douglas defeated a numerically superior force of Gascon soldiery led by Edmond de Caillou at the Skaithmuir to the north of the town. In 1545, the Earl of Hertford led King Henry VIII's army across the Tweed here during the Rough Wooing and like King Edward I before him he destroyed the village of Coldstream. King James IV stayed in Coldstream in August 1513, en route to invade northern England. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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