Historical Locations give different angles to history

I normally live in the south of England, but am presently right on the north east, at the Border with Scotland. The perspective of history here is vastly different from the south, with a different focus. I am in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which changed hands between Scotland and England eleven times, I believe, until England grabbed it (I think in a time of truce) and held on. Berwick has impressive 16th century walls to keep the Scots out, and the ruins of a castle that Edward the First captured from the Scots after massacring the civilian population of the town- to be replaced with English folk later.
The whole area is dotted with battlefields of the English-Scottish wars.