29 Nov 1292 - John inaugurated by Englishmen 26 Nov 1292 - homage for Scotland

29 Nov 1292 - Johninaugurated by Englishmen

26 Nov 1292 - homagefor Scotland

4 Jan 1293 - released Edward I from any oaths

The Reign of John I, 1292-1296 Nicholson, ch. 3

- clearing backlog of legal cases

- Annual parliaments?

- establishing west coast sheriffships:-Skye - earl of RossLorne - Macdougalls of ArgyllKintyre - Steward

- containing the Bruces...

Resisting Longshanks Nicholson ch. 3

1292-4 - summoned to English court to answer Scottish legal appeals;Macduff, MacDonald, Eric of Norway etc.

1293 - John and bishops refused to come to London; gave in whenthreatened with loss of castles.

June 1294 - Edward demanded Scottish military service v. France

Sept 1294 - Welsh revolt

23 Oct 1295 - ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE

Scottish ‘forinsec’ service:-able-bodied men for 40 days a year,without pay. Along with knights, archers, men-at-arms owed by feudalgrants.

English professional army;-Commissioners of Array could selectbest infantry and archers from eachcounty. Lords would have retinues ofknights, esquires etc.. Paid daily wage.

27 April 1296 - battle near Dunbar castle, SE Scotland.

7-10 July submission of John,

Comyns etc. at BrechinBalliol stripped of kingship,Stone of Scone etc. removed

26 July Edward reaches

Elgin in Moray

Edward’s settlement for the ‘land’ of Scotland

22 August Parliament at Berwick:-

- Earl of Surrey Lieutenant

- Hugh Cressingham Treasurer

(collects £5,188 from Scots by June 1297)

- 30 English sheriffs

- English escheator and justiciars

Rising of Andrew Murray, 1296-7with help of Comyns clearsnorth-east

Urquhart castle, Loch Ness

Rising of William Wallace in west…

Born c. 1270, Elderslie, Renfrew? Ellerslie, Ayrshire?

2nd son of minor noble

Spring/Summer 1297 - attacks Englishfrom Dumfries to Dundee

English sources…Aided and advised by the

Bishop of Glasgow and Steward?

What is Robert Bruce, junior, aged 21, up to in June 1297?

…father on Edward I’s side 1296 but younger Robert rebels withBishop of Glasgow and the Steward June 1297 only to surrenderat Irvine...

English invasionmap c. 1300

Stirling Bridge 11 Sept 1297

English forces:-200 heavy horse10,000 foot

Scots forces:-36 horse?8,000 foot

‘Stirling Bridge’ by William HoleNational Galleries of Scotland.

Achievements of William Wallace, 1297-98

10 October 1297 - letter with Andrew Moray to Lubeck/HamburgNov-Dec 1297 - raids Northumberland

March 1298 Parliament - elected Guardian- restoring Government

- new bishop of St Andrews - William Lamberton

- contact with France/Papacy

- training forces

Wallace’s Invasion of Northumbria, late 1297

Achievements of William Wallace, 1297-98

10 October 1297 - letter with Andrew Moray to Lubeck/HamburgNov-Dec 1297 - raids Northumberland

March 1298 Parliament - elected Guardian- restoring Government

- new bishop of St Andrews - William Lamberton

- contact with France/Papacy

- training forces