James IV invaded England in support of Perkin Warbeck, the pretender to the English throne who claimed to be Richard Duke of York. He besieged Norham Castle on the Tweed — the great Bishop of Durham fortress — with his artillery train. The castle garrison under Heron held out for six days before a counter-offensive led by the Earl of Surrey compelled the Scots to withdraw. James's army retreated rapidly across the Tweed, the campaign a failure.
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