Knaresborough was threatened during Douglas's 1318 raid and paid a ransom to the Scottish forces. The castle, under English garrison, could not prevent the surrounding town and district from being terrorised into payment. The combination of the Knaresborough and Ripon ransoms with the burning of Northallerton demonstrated the depth of Scottish penetration into Yorkshire and the inability of local English forces to protect communities more than a stone's throw from castle walls.
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