Wark Castle on the Tyne was one of the key English fortresses guarding the middle border. Its periodic capture and recapture illustrate the contested nature of the border zone. The 1383 siege occurred during a period of renewed Franco-Scottish pressure on England, as France under Charles VI sought to exploit English difficulties by supporting Scottish raiding. The castle had been besieged multiple times since the Wars of Independence.
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