David IIs 1346 invasion of England was the most ambitious Scottish military operation since Bannockburn. Before the decisive engagement at Nevilles Cross, the Scottish army ravaged County Durham extensively. St Cuthberts shrine at Durham was reportedly threatened. Scottish forces burned across the county for two weeks, demonstrating to Edward III — absent at Crécy — that Scotland could not be ignored. The ravaging before Nevilles Cross is the military context that explains why David pushed so deep into England.
Multiple Durham villages burned; monastic property damaged
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