James IV's siege of Norham Castle in 1497 was an attempt to exploit English distraction during the Perkin Warbeck crisis and the Cornish Rebellion. Norham, a Prince-Bishop of Durham's fortress, was one of the strongest in the north. The siege failed partly because the garrison held firm and partly because Surrey's army moved north rapidly. The episode was a rehearsal for the Flodden campaign of 1513.
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