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[scotianostra]

On December 25th in the year 1319 a two year truce between Scotland and England began.

This little known peace treaty is often overlooked, probably due to the Bruce’s government issuing the Declaration of Arbroath the following year.

After Bannockburn King Edward II of England never forgot his humiliation, and he threatened war against Scotland. The Bruce got there first, raiding south as far as York in a bid to capture prisoners to be held for ransom. Edward also had his troubles at home with a trebellion.

The King was also talking to some of the great Northern lords and it looked as if they would do a separate deal with the Bruce to stop him destroying their land. Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, was one of the rebel barons but paid for it with his life after the Battle of Boroughbridge was won by forces loyal to Edward.

Encouraged by ending the civil war in England, Edward came north with a great army, but Bruce deployed the same tactics he had used prior to Bannockburn, destroying anything that could be of use to the English, who were forced to retreat when famine and disease broke out.

In September 1319 The Bruce won a decisive battle at Myton in Yorkshire

Earlier that year Edward II had moved an army North and laid siege to Berwick in an attempt to recapture it from the Scots. In response the army of several thousand Scots, commanded by the Earl of Moray and the Good Sir James Douglas, bypassed the Northern town and marched through the north of England torching all in their path. Their secret objective lay in Edward’s court at York; where they hoped to abduct Edward II’s wife, the 21 year old Queen, Isabella. On September 20th 1319 they neared York and The Battle of Myton ensued.

The outcome of this unequal contest was never in doubt. Formed up according to their custom in a single division, the Scots uttered together a tremendous shout to terrify the English, the Highland charge began racing towards the men from York, who straightaway began to take to their heels at the sound.

The York contingent was an odd mixture of men thrown together to meet the emergency, including priests and monks losses were reported of 3,000, among them Nicholas Flemyng the city mayor.

For Edward II, already at odds with many English nobles, it was another disaster. Meanwhile the victorious Scottish army retreated back across the border into Scotland carrying their ill-gotten gains and prisoners.

Afterwards Edward was forced to raise the siege of Berwick and ultimately agreed to a two year truce.

#scotland #scottish #balliol #stewarts #history #peace treaty

[keithtse]

X2: Sequel

As mentioned before, I am a fan of the X-Men franchise, especially its subtle analogies and references to the American civil rights movement which contain universal human and societal values such as prejudice and equality that are still widely applicable to our world today. One of the major appeals of the X-Men franchise is the number of unique characters, many of whom are very well developed and…

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#animation #art #Balliol #childhood #genre #life #lifehacks #Literature #manga #movie #Politics #reminiscence #school #university #X-men

[clancarruthers]

KING WILLIAM I - THE LION - CLAN CARRUTHERS CCIS

KING WILLIAM I – THE LION – CARRUTHERS ANCESTOR   At he end of the year 1165 Malcolm the Maiden, was succeeded by his brother William. William was passionately fond of knightly feats and all the pomp of chivalry; he followed after light loves, to the perplexity of his counsellors, and steadfastly refused to marry till late in life; he made his own clergy do as he pleased, lived through interdicts…

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#ALNWICK CASTLE #ancient and honorable clan carruthers #BALLIOL #Carruthers #NEWCASTLE #NORTHUMBRIA #THE LION #YORKSHIRE

[lisa-gordon-world]

Spies, Lies and Media Ties

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#Anne applebaum #Balliol #Nordstream #Oxford university #Spies #St Anthony&039;s college #Ukraine

[vox-anglosphere]

Winter lectures come first for Oxford students, despite the elements.

#Balliol College #Oxford University #bicycles #winter #England #English universities #academia #snowstorm #student life #UK

[e-louise-bates]

Whilst in Oxford, I also did a bit of homage-paying to Dorothy L Sayers—found Balliol on purpose, stumbled across her birthplace on accident. Both delightful!

#dorothy l sayers #lord peter wimsey #balliol college #oxford

[kayspaceprinceart]

Day 16 - Ion storm

Bridge crew on the job!

#art #ocs #star trek au #star trek ocs #trektober 2023 #trektober #dirk kelly #olivier balliol #wiz #this is a done is better than good day but I’m still proud!

[cannondisabledcharacters]

Today’s disabled character of the day is Rosemary Balliol from Midsomer Murders, who has an unspecified mental illness

Requested by Anon

[Image Description: Photo of Rosemary McHale playing Rosemary. She has medium length brown curly hair that is starting to turn gray at the top. She is wearing a white blouse, a pink over shirt, and pink lipstick. She also has blue eyes. She is looking towards the right of the frame.]

#unspecified character #Midsomer Murders #Midsomer Murders rosemary #rosemary balliol #disabled character of the day

[sinoeurovoices]

古老大學城、「哈利•波特」取景地─牛津 /英國之行(二)

牛津，一個舉世聞名、我神往已久的古老大學城，還因為它是電影「哈利•波特」重要的取景地之一。 牛津大學三一學院（Trinity…

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#「哈利•波特」取景地 #Balliol College #Hertford Bridge #牛津 #牛津大學 #田牧 #陳敏

[tiger-moran]

Me five minutes into watching The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: he was in Midsomer Murders

#this happens every time I watch something #he played Tristan Balliol #in Midsomer Murders #in case you wondered #which nobody did I'm sure

[scotianostra]

On November 17th 1292 John Balliol acceded to Scottish throne.

The Balliol dynasty has received, for the most part, a brief mention in Scottish history, but it has remained merely peripheral in the shadows of the Bruce dynasty and the equally powerful Comyn family.

So who were the Balliols?

At the turn of the last millennium, the 10 hundreds, the medieval Balliol family that played such an important part in the history of Scotland, lived in Bailleul-en-Vimeu in Picardie near Armentieres (Somme), from whence the name Balliol derives, and where they owned estates and castles. Their main castle (no longer in existence), was in the Bois de Bailleul south of Bailleul-en-Vimeu, and now part of the Chateau Coquerel estate.

Their ties to England began when they were granted land in England after the landing of William the Conqueror, whom they had supported in his quest for the English throne. Please don't hold that against Balliol, the Bruces also owned large estates in England.

The original land grants to the Balliols were in Northumberland and they subsequently made their principal base in England at Barnard Castle, built by Barnard de Balliol, where its imposing ruins survive at the Teesdale town of Barnard Castle near Durham, as seen in the first picture. Bernard de Balliol, who was born in Picardie in 1105, was the first of his family to receive lands in the lowlands of Scotland. This was at the time King David Ist distributed large estates in Scotland to his Anglo-Norman Friends, such as the de Brus (the Bruce family), Fitz-Alan (which became the Stewart Clan) de Bailleul (the Balliol family) de Comines (the Comyn family) and many others who thus became landowners on both sides of the border.

The Balliol's were an influentual family, and the marriage of John de Balliol to Devorguilla in 1233, brought together two substantial families. She was a direct descendant of David I, King of Scotland, and daughter of Lord Allan de Galloway, it was through Devorguilla that John Balliol's claim to the Scottish throne arose.

In 1290, Queen Margaret , Maid of Norway died leaving a disputed succession in Scotland which led to the first interregnum (a situation with no King). There were thirteen different claimants to the Scottish throne, among whom was John Balliol who designated himself as "Heir to the Kingdom of Scotland". As well as David I the Balliol claim had connections to Kings Malcolm IV and William I the Lion.

His main rivals for the throne were Robert de Bruce (father of king Robert the Bruce I), and John Comyn. Edward claimed the right to intercede as feudal lord of the Scottish Kings through their Anglo-Norman roots and arbitrated between the claimants. Edward, after a years discussions with his court accepted Balliol's claim, and on November 17th 1292, John Balliol became King of Scotland and acceded to the Scottish throne at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

Balliol did homage to Edward as his Lord, but most other Scot's resisted Edward's demands for military service and Bailliol was unable to unite his people, and became rebellious. In June 1294 Edward demanded military aid from Scotland for his projected war in Gascony. The Scottish reaction was to conclude a treaty of mutual aid with the French. In January 1296 the Scots under Balliol raided northern England. Edward reacted quickly; he took Berwick on March 30th , Castle after Castle fell, and in the Battle of Dunbar, Balliol was defeated. John resigned his kingdom to Edward at Montrose. He was stripped of his arms and knightly dignity in a ceremony which later earned him the name of "Toom Tabbard" or Turncoat. He was forced to abdicate, leading to the second interregnum and was imprisoned in the Tower of London for treason, along with his supporters, John, Earl of Athol, John Comyn, and Sir John de Montieth. Balliol's ruin was complete and final, It involved the confiscation of his estates, excommunication and eventually exile.

Edward removed the Stone of Destiny, on which the Scottish kings were crowned, and took it to England where, until recently, it was kept under the throne in Westminster Abbey.

Meanwhile William Wallace, in the name of Balliol, continued his campaign against the English and incited a rebellion in 1297, defeated the English army at Stirling Bridge, and harassed England's northern counties. The next year Edward defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk but encountered continued resistance until Wallaces' capture in 1304. He had been betrayed by de Monteith, to earn his freedom from the Tower and to become the Earl of Lennox for this betrayal. 5

After three years imprisonment Balliol was eventually released from the Tower in 1299 on the intercession of the Pope, and was banished to France in exile. He died at the Chateau Galliard in France in 1313 and is thought to be buried in the Church of St Waast, Normandy. A John de Bailleul is interred in the church of St. Waast at Bailleul-sur-Eaune. This may or may not be the Scottish King.

There is much more detail about The Balliol's here http://earthfriendarts.tripod.com/Baliol.htm

#scotland #scottish #history #royalty #balliol #nornandy

[psycheapuleius]

#balliol college #oxford #england

[ecoamerica]

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The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

#ACLA24 #ACLA24Leaders #youtube #youtube video #climate leaders #climate solutions #climate action #climate and environment #climate #climate change #climate and health #climate blog #climate justice #climate news #weather and climate #environmental news #environment #environmental awareness #environment and health #environmental #environmental issues #environmental justice #environment protection #environmental health #Youtube

[clancarruthers]

EDWARD III FIRST INVASION - CLAN CARRUTHERS CCIS

EDWARD III FIRST INVASION – CLAN CARRUTHERS CCIS

EDWARD III FIRST INVASION   It was the darkest hour for Scotland since the rout of Methven. Berwick surrendered at once, and thenceforth, save for one or two brief intervals, remained in the hands of the English. Edward swept through the land, reducing every stronghold, till only five castles were left to the Scots. Normally he was doing this on behalf of Balliol, but the actions ff the…

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#BALLIOL #Carruthers #Carruthers Clan #Clan Carruthers #dupplin moor #Halidon Hill #King Edward #Scotland

[6ebe]

RISHI WENT TO LINCOLN COLLEGE OX???

#wHO TF GOES TO LINCOLN 😫😫 #dude went to public school and didn’t apply to brasenose balliol chch univ Exeter Magdalen ORIEL ?? #(oriel is very lovingly known as TORYiel <3) #LINCOLN ??!! #next time I meet a Lincoln guy I’ll bully him #my college hasn’t had a pm in like 100 years 🤣 #all these pms going to wild places these days like theresa at st Hugh’s ???? HUGHS GOT A PM ??! 🤣🤣🤣 #wait just googled it even now Lincoln is 40% private school damn guess that checks out then #still below average for ox though lmao #ok not quite the average is 33% 🤣 #i keep forgetting mt College is 55% private school hell how does that even happen why did I apply here knowing this #i was like it’ll be fine. it was not fine #wait bruh I meant 55% state school. 45% private school #also to clarify when I said public school earlier public school has a differnt meaning here #what are called public schools in usa are state schools or comprehensives here

[the-casbah-way]

Wait. So Scotland is smaller now because of that?

nope, they got the land back as part of a treaty signed in 1357 when the wars of independence ended. the dude who signed off those parts of scotland to england was never accepted as king by the majority of the people anyway and kept getting driven back to england every time he tried to take more land lmao. so he eventually surrendered his claim to the throne basically and the older treaty was disregarded

#it’s low key sexy that you follow up on this it’s so hot when ppl care abt niche history #cutting out so many details for the sake of not ranting or annoying my followers any more so than normal #but nah edward balliol was a cringecore ruler just like his dad #very much what the historians call a puppet king #like the “rightful” king was very much alive and had already been crowned. but they were like i pretend i do not see it #granted said king was literally 8yrs old but his appointed regent was like robert the bruce’s bestie and he was very much capable #i’m pretty sure balliol also just like. got engaged to the person who was already set to marry the actual king ??? #mf just went all in and said i’m going to steal ur throne AND ur bitch

[magicaloxford]

Inside medieval St. Cross Church, which is now an archive for Balliol College and closed to the public. Several fantasy writers, including members of the famous Inklings, are buried in the St. Cross churchyard.

#dark academia #old libraries #dark academia aesthetic #college #oxford #university of oxford #academia #books & libraries #student life #dark academia moodboard #autumn #light academia #classic academia #old books #booklr #bookblr #studyblr #old church #st cross church #mine