children in need history department quiz wed 20 november 7-9 p.m
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Children in Need History Department Quiz Wed 20 November 7-9 p.m. Teams of 4 for a history/general knowledge quiz £6 entry fee Contact Mrs Helen Rapport, B.14. Short, swift mounted raids (chevauchees) on small hobelar horses; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Children in Need History Department Quiz
Wed 20 November 7-9 p.m.
Teams of 4 for a history/general knowledge quiz
£6 entry fee
Contact Mrs Helen Rapport, B.14
Short, swift mounted raids (chevauchees) on small hobelar horses; lasting as little as a few days but increasing over period to weeks.
Targeting - crop production and storage, livestock, Plundering all valuable goods,driving off tenants
C. McNamee, The Wars of the Bruces
- increasingly deeper raids of longer duration
- timed to coincide with English crises.
- increasing in confidence with Scots targeting Berwickand Carlisle; and perhaps a singular hostage
...designed to force Edward II to recognise Robert I and Scottish independence
= military hegemony over Isles?
Carlisle charter, 1316 - depicting siege of 1315 by Scots.
Carlisle - besieged by Scots summer 1315
- Sept 1319 - Edward II and Lancaster siege of Berwick; Scots attack Yorkshire and siege army breaks up;English army from bishopric of Durham routed at Myton
Berwick upon Tweed - taken by Scots Apr 1318.
English response to Scottish raids
- No royal army campaign in Scotland 1315-21.£15,000 on castle defences
- Appointment of northern lords as Chevetaignes, captains of small mounted and infantry forces
- Andrew Harcla, keeper of Carlisle, hiring Irish hobelars
- But regions usually prepared to negotiate individual truces…first general truce Dec 1319 for 2 years...
Durham castle and cathedral - surrounding lands burnt byScots Jan 1322...
Total Scottish income from tribute from northern counties= £20,000 + ?
Northumberlande.g. Sept 1311 - Feb 1312 - £2,000
15 Aug 1312 - 24 June 1313 - £2,00024 June 1313 - 29 Sept 1314 - ‘a very large sum’
Total - c. £7,000
West Marchese.g. Cumberland 24 June 1313 - 29 Sept 1314 - £1,466
Cumberland 25 Jan 1319 - ? - £400Total - c. £5,000
Durham Diocesee.g. October 1314 - 800 merks
June 1315 - 800 merksSept 1317 - 1,000 merks
Total - c. £5,000
Yorkshiree.g. Ripon 1319 - £666Total - c. £2,000
- Truce between Harcla and Scots allows him to defeat Rebel earls of Lancaster and Hereford March 1322.
- Edward II army campaigns in Scotland summer 1322; Scots scorch earth and decline battle; Edward forced to withdraw - nearly captured atBylands.
- 1323 Andrew Harcla makes separate peace with ‘Robert I’ but Edward II has him executed, only to agree to a 13 year truce with Scotsfrom May 1323.
- Truce between Harcla and Scots allows him to defeat Rebel earls of Lancaster and Hereford March 1322.
- Edward II army campaigns in Scotland summer 1322; Scots scorch earth and decline battle; Edward forced to withdraw - nearly captured atBylands.
- 1323 Andrew Harcla makes separate peace with ‘Robert I’ but Edward II has him executed, only to agree to a 13 year truce with Scotsfrom May 1323.
Sept 1326 - Isabella and Mortimers’ army lands in England
Nov 1326 Edward II captured - deposed January 1327 - Edward III crowned king 2 Feb 1327…
2 Feb 1327 - Scots attack Norham castle - war resumed!
June-August 1327 Scots raid northern counties; English army surprised at Stanhope Park (Aug 1-5).
Aug-Sept ‘27 Bruce raids Northumberland -
Oct-Nov ‘27 peace talks with Edward III regime.