William II of England (Rufus) personally led a large army north to confront Malcolm III after his fourth invasion. Malcolm wisely chose to negotiate rather than give battle against the assembled English force. The resulting Treaty of Durham was diplomatically favourable to Malcolm but the incident showed that England under the aggressive Rufus was prepared to fight for dominance of the north. The meeting between the two kings at Chester was formal but tense.
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