One of the most consequential skirmishes in Anglo-Scottish history. William the Lion had invaded northern England as part of the Great Revolt. A small English force from Newcastle surprised him in fog near Alnwick while he was hawking. William was unhorsed and captured — the only Scottish king ever taken prisoner on English soil. The resulting Treaty of Falaise made Scotland a vassal of England for fifteen years.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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