David I took advantage of the chaos of The Anarchy — the civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda — to seize Carlisle and much of northern England. He held it as a Scottish possession for over twenty years. Carlisle became effectively a Scottish city, with David holding court there and issuing charters. His grandson Malcolm IV had to surrender it to Henry II in 1157. The occupation showed how far Scottish power extended at its Anarchy-era peak.
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