During the crucial northern campaign of 1462–64, Alnwick, Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh castles changed hands repeatedly between Lancastrian and Yorkist forces. Alnwick was twice besieged and twice relieved by Scottish forces under the Earl of Angus. The frustrating and expensive northern campaigns drained Yorkist resources and showed the limits of Edward IV's control of Northumberland.
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