During his 1174 invasion of England, William the Lion besieged Wark Castle on the Tyne. The castle resisted, and William moved on to Alnwick where his capture ended the campaign. Wark was one of several English border fortresses that frustrated Scottish attempts to convert military raids into permanent territorial gains. The pattern of Scottish inability to reduce English castles was a strategic constraint throughout this period.
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