Battle of Neville's Cross: Scotland's King Captured by England
King David II of Scotland invaded northern England while Edward III was fighting in France. Bad timing. English forces intercepted him at Neville's Cross near Durham. David was wounded by two arrows and captured. He spent eleven years in the Tower of London. Scotland paid 100,000 marks for his release, a sum so large it took ransoming him in installments. He died childless. His nephew inherited the throne and immediately made peace with England.
October 17, 1346
680 years ago
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