Thomas Wharton project and the problem of Anglo-Scottish border government in 1540s

tops-bras This article analyses the draft reorganization of the administration of the border counties between England and Scotland, which was submitted to the monarch by Thomas Wharton.Thomas Wharton, a nobleman from Westmorland, had long held various posts in the frontier administration and was considered one of the most experienced and loyal nobles of the frontier.In his project, Wharton proposed a precise fixation of the rules of frontier administration and a concentration of strategically important land holdings and frontier Diarrhea strongholds in the monarch’s hands.The implementation of Wharton’s project would have increased the influence of royalty in the region.