Edward I's 1296 campaign treated Northumberland as a forward base and staging area for the conquest of Scotland. Berwick-upon-Tweed was stormed with terrible slaughter — estimates suggest 7,000-17,000 killed. The campaign transformed the northern marches into a permanent war zone
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