Bruce systematically raided Northumberland in 1311, burning settlements, driving off cattle and sheep, and forcing towns and monasteries to pay protection money to avoid destruction. The raids were methodical and strategic, designed to weaken the English northern counties, demonstrate the impotence of Edward II's government, and finance the Scottish war effort through plunder.
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