Hartlepool was one of the most significant English east-coast ports north of the Humber and had provided naval support to Edward II. Bruce's raiders attacked it in 1315 as part of the systematic devastation of County Durham designed to force Edward II to the negotiating table. The burning of Hartlepool — a fortified town — demonstrated that no northern settlement was safe. The town struggled to recover economically for a generation.
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