Robert I issued an inspeximus – or inspection – of a charter of John of Luss, knight, at Inchmahome. This document appears to be the first official, surviving charter issued by Robert Bruce as king of Scots after he seized … Continue reading
Treaty of York between England and Scotland signed. Alexander II quitclaimed the rights to the northern English counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Northumberland; Henry III promised Alexander lands in those counties worth £200 in return.
The Scots, led by Andrew Murray and William Wallace, defeat the English under the command of John de Warenne, earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Andrew Murray was mortally wounded in battle and … Continue reading
Alexander, son of Alexander II and his second wife, Marie de Coucy, was born. In 1249, he would succeed his father as king of Scotland. Read more about Alexander III here.
On this date, Edward I held a parliament at Berwick, during which many Scots performed homage and fealty him as recorded in the ‘Ragman Roll’. The majority of the more than 1,500 Scots who appear in the Roll performed homage … Continue reading
William Wallace was executed in London. He had been captured at Robroyston near Glasgow on 3 August by Sir John Menteith, sheriff of Dumbarton. He was taken to London and was tried and executed on the same day, having been … Continue reading
King Robert Bruce makes a truce with the people of Durham for a sum of 450 marks. The truce was to last until 24 June 1313, and the people of Durham were given permission to arrest any Scots who happen to … Continue reading
During the war of 1215-17, Alexander II, king of Scots, pursued King John into England, taking the town of Carlisle on this date.
‘The Great Cause’, the judicial process set up to determine the successor to the vacant Scottish throne following the death of the Maid of Norway in 1290, began. Thirteen men would claim rights to the throne, though only two men … Continue reading
While on progress through the kingdom of Scotland, Edward I stayed at Elgin in Moray where Robert, bishop of Glasgow, Alexander, earl of Menteith, and several other Scots performed fealty to him as their liege-lord in his presence. These documents … Continue reading
