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ambientworld · 9 months

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Listen/purchase: Forward To The Dawn by David I

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scotianostra · 2 years

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On August 22nd, 1138 The Battle of the Standard was fought.

David I King of Scots was famously the ‘ane Sair sanct for the croun’ which quite literally meant “one costly saint to the crown” his piety led to uniquely-generous royal donations to the monastic orders. Sanctity, however, did not prevent him carrying on that other Scots royal tradition - invading England.

Also known as the Battle of Northallerton, the Battle of the Standard was one of two major battles fought in the civil war between the English King Stephen and Empress Matilda in the troubled times down south, known as The Anarchy. The Scottish King David I had crossed the border into England at the head of an army some 16,000 strong, in order to support his niece Matilda’s claim to the throne against Stephen.

With Stephen busy fighting rebel barons in the south of the country, it was left to a mainly locally raised force to repel the invading Scots. Thanks in a large part to Archbishop Thurstan of York, who preached that to withstand the Scots was to do God’s work, an English army of around 10,000 men was recruited.

At the head of the English army was a mast mounted on a cart proudly flying the consecrated banners of the minsters of Beverley, Ripon and York, earning the battle its name.

The English took up their position across the Great North Road a few miles north of Northallerton, blocking the Scots advance southwards. Attempting a surprise early morning attack, King David found the English well prepared and waiting for him.

The battle began with a charge by the unarmoured ‘wild’ Galwegian spearmen, who fell in large numbers under the hail of English arrows. The Galwegians finally fled when two of their leaders were killed.

Although greatly outnumbered, the English resisted several sustained Scottish attacks. Fierce hand to hand fighting continued for around three hours until the Scottish lines broke and retreat turned into a rout. The victorious Yorkshiremen however, failed to take full advantage of the rout allowing many of the Scots to escape and regroup at Carlisle.

As a result of the battle, the Scots would control northern England for the next 20 years, so although they lost the battle they did gain a foothold for some time. On the death of David, his successor and grandson, Malcolm IV was soon forced to surrender David’s gains to King Henry II, the son of the Empress Matilda, who succeeded Stephen as King of England.

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ayo-edebiri · 2 months

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#The third season of Good Omens looks really good

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hansoeii · 9 months

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look at you, you're gorgeous!

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emotinalsupportturtle · 5 months

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David Tennant being a lifelong Doctor Who fan who was inspired by the show to act, becoming the Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa who watched David Tennant and was inspired to act, playing the Doctor opposite David’s Doctor is the most beautiful thing