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1066 | Malcolm III | |
Orkneys Tostig lands at Orkney & sails down the eastern coast to the Humber Estuary
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1066 | Tostig | |
Orkneys Tostig lands at Orkney & sails down the eastern coast to the Humber estuary
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May Kent Tostig's forces invade Kent
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May Isle of Wight Tostig's forces land on the Isle of Wight
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June Lincolnshire Defeated by the local levies of Lincolnshire, moves north to wait for Haardraade
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Sep Humber Sails nth with 60 ships & enters the Humber before being driven away by Morcar
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1069 | Malcolm III | |
Malcolm III marches his army south into Cumbria and across the Pennines, wasting Teesdale and Cleveland then marching north, loaded with loot, to Wearmouth
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1070 | Malcolm III | |
The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland
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1080 | Malcolm III | |
Northumbria After Malcolm III's invasion of Northumbria the Abernethy treaty is renewed at Falkirk
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1135 | David I | |
On Stephen's accession David, Matilda's maternal uncle, invades England
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1136 | David I | |
Jan David I crosses the border and reaches Durham, he captures Carlisle, Wark, Alnwick, Norham and Newcastle upon Tyne
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1138 | David I | |
Northumberland David I captures Northumberland after being defeated at the battle of the Standard
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David I leads an Army into England
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22nd Aug Northallerton David I is defeated near Northallerton while invading England in support of Matilda against Stephen
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1149 | David I | |
David I unsuccessfully invades England after being repulsed by Stephen
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1174 | William I the Lion | |
William I is captured & arrested while invading England
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1215 | Alexander II | |
Alexander II leads an invasion force into England in support of the English barons against King John
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1216 | Alexander II | |
Alexander is defeated by the English as he approaches London
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Sep Alexender pays homage to Louis Capet for the nth counties of England
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1237 | Alexander II | |
York Alexander abandons his claims to Cumberland, Westmorland & Northumberland
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York The border with England is settled on the present line from Berwick-Upon-Tweed to the Solway Firth
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1297 | Douglas, William | |
Supports William Wallace
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1297 | Wallace, William | |
Ravages Northumberland, Westmorland & Cumberland after the victory at Stirling Bridge
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1310 | Robert I the Bruce | |
Edward II launches his 1st raid into Scotland but is turned back
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1311 | Robert I the Bruce | |
Robert I the Bruce drives out the English garrisons in all their Scottish strongholds except Stirling and invades northern England
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1315 | Robert I the Bruce | |
Yorkshire Launches raids as far south as Yorkshire
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1346 | David II | |
Invades England with an Army of Gaels but is too late to help Philip of Valois
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1385 | Douglas, William | |
Invades England with the help of Jean de Vienne
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1388 | Douglas, James | |
The Scots begin attacks on both the western and eastern marches, taking advantage of growing divisions between the Percies and the Nevilles, the English wardens
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Aug Otterburn After leaving Newcastle Douglas moves in a north-westerly direction, making for the valley of the River Rede, intending to take the same route back to Scotland by which he had entered England
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20th Aug Otterburn The Bishop of Durham was on his way from Newcastle with World for the year 2000">2000 cavalry and 5000 infantry, they arrive at Ponteland, where they meet groups of men fleeing from battle, which forces the Scots to retire
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1388 | Robert of Albany | |
The Duke of Albany launches an invasion of England
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1388 | Stewart, James | |
Leads an invasion of England
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1389 | Douglas, Archibald | |
Leads an invasion of England
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1513 | James IV | |
22nd Aug River Tweed Joins the invasion Army at the border
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1521 | Stewart | |
Allowed by Francis I to return to Scotland to harass the northern English border
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1522 | Stewart | |
Attempts to mount an invasion of England but the Scots refuse to fight
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1557 | Hepburn, James | |
Leads an incursion across the English border
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1566 | Stewart of Darnley, Henry | |
Scilly Isles It is rumoured Darnley plans to inhabit the Scilly Isles & lead a Catholic invasion
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1586 | Mary of Scots | |
Implicated in a plot by the Duke of Guise to invade England
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1639 | Graham, James | |
After Charles I signed the treaty of Berwick Montrose invades England
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1640 | Leslie, Alexander | |
20th Aug River Tweed Crosses into England & begins the 2nd Bishops War
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20th Aug Durham Launches an invasion of Nth East England & reaches Durham
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1641 | Leslie, Alexander | |
Occupies North Eastern England
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21st Aug Newcastle Leslie's Army leaves Newcastle & the Covenantors begin to disband their armies
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1644 | Graham, James | |
April Leads a Royalist force of 1,300 militia from Cumberland & Northumberland
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1644 | Leslie, Alexander | |
Jan Northumbria The Covenanter Army occupies Northumbria
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1645 | Baille, William | |
Returns to Scotland after a string of victories by Montrose's invading Army
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14th Aug Decides to fight Montrose without waiting for Lanark
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1648 | Hamilton, James | |
8th July Leads an inexperienced Army into England
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1714 | Gordon, William | |
Leads a hundred and fifty cavalry to the border
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1715 | Gordon, William | |
Joining with Northumbrian insurgents, marches into England.
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