The final battle of the long conflict between the Scottish crown and the Black Douglases — the most powerful noble family in Scotland. Three brothers of the exiled Earl of Douglas — Archibald, Hugh and John — were caught at Arkinholm on the Esk by government forces. Archibald was killed; Hugh was captured and beheaded; John escaped temporarily. The earl fled to England permanently and the Douglas earldom was forfeited. After a century of threatening the crown, the Douglases were finished. No Scottish noble family ever again posed such a threat to royal authority.
Archibald Douglas killed; Hugh Douglas captured and executed
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