The extension of Scottish raiding into Yorkshire in 1316 marked the high watermark of Bruces pressure campaign on England. Towns in the northern riding began paying tribute to avoid burning, as their northern neighbours had done. The economic disruption to one of Englands wealthiest counties was enormous. Edward IIs inability to protect Yorkshire created serious political pressure on his government. The raids demonstrated that Bruces military reach extended far deeper into England than anyone had imagined before Bannockburn.
Scottish mounted raiding force; no English field army assembled
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