James Douglas led a Scottish raiding force that penetrated as far as Durham — approaching the great cathedral city and extracting a ransom payment. The raids of 1311-14 showed that without an effective field army, England could not prevent Scottish forces from operating deep inside English territory. Durham's monks paid protection money to avoid burning. The raids were designed to put maximum pressure on Edward II to negotiate.
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