The burning of Hexham in 1296 demonstrated Scottish capacity to strike deep into English territory during the opening phase of the First Scottish War of Independence, undermining English control over the volatile Anglo-Scottish border. The raid emboldened Scottish resistance efforts under William Wallace and reinforced that northern England remained vulnerable to Scottish incursions, forcing England to maintain costly defensive garrisons along the border for decades to come.
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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