Following the Battle of the Standard in 1138, where David I was defeated but survived, he negotiated the Treaty of Durham which gave Scotland the earldom of Northumberland. Newcastle and most of the north of England came under Scottish control. Prince Henry, David's son, was earl of Northumberland, Huntingdon and Carlisle. Scotland at this point controlled more of England than at any time before or since — a remarkable achievement that shaped David I's legacy.
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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