The siege of Norham Castle in 1327 was part of Douglas's systematic campaign to force the boy-king Edward III and his advisers to accept Scottish independence. Douglas raided deep into England while simultaneously besieging Norham. Edward III's army, camped at Stanhope Park, was humiliated by a night raid by Douglas that nearly captured the king. The disaster led directly to the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton (1328) in which England recognised Scottish independence — a concession quickly repudiated.
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