Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The castle was commissioned by the Scottish King David I in the 1120s...
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Berwick-upon-Tweed (/ˈbɛrɪk/ ), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 2.5 mi (4 km)...
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Pennsylvania Berwick (surname) Berwick (cricketer), English cricketer Berwick Academy (disambiguation) Berwick Castle, in Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick High School...
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the thirteenth century built North Berwick Castle erecting a wooden motte and bailey on the site of what is now Castle Hill in the east end of the town...
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English invasion of Scotland (1482) (redirect from Capture of Berwick (1482))
invaded Scotland during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and its castle were captured and the English army briefly occupied Edinburgh...
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North Berwick Castle was a castle on motte, originating in the 13th-century, east of North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, just south of the Firth of...
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prisoner at Berwick Castle; staying in what was now called 'Douglas Tower'. Following Wallace's success at Stirling Bridge the English fled Berwick on Tweed...
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Margaret back over the River Tweed into England at Norham Castle. After a brief stay at Berwick Castle accompanied by her nurse or 'gentlewoman' Isobel Hoppar...
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exposed to the public view at Roxburgh Castle. Isabella MacDuff was imprisoned in a similar cage at Berwick Castle. She was transferred to assumably better...
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Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens...
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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (21 August 1670 – 12 June 1734) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who was the illegitimate son of James...
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at Berwick-upon-Tweed, on 6 June 1291. The Scottish auditors' decision in favour of Balliol was pronounced in the Great Hall of Berwick Castle on 17...
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was sunk off Portsmouth on 18 March 1904, in collision with the liner Berwick Castle, but raised and put back into service before finally being sunk as a...
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grandfather held Berwick Castle against an English army led by Richard, Duke of Gloucester until the last week of August 1482, after which Berwick upon Tweed...
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of Berwick Castle, the Sheriff of Berwick during 1298-1303. John was a knight from Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. He was appointed keeper of Berwick Castle...
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The siege of Berwick lasted four months in 1333 and resulted in the Scottish-held town of Berwick-upon-Tweed being captured by an English army commanded...
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Edward IV (category Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle)
little to show for an expensive campaign, apart from the capture of Berwick Castle. Edward's health began to fail, and he became subject to an increasing...
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imprisoned in wooden cages, exposed to public view, at Roxburgh Castle and Berwick Castle, respectively. For the next four years, Elizabeth, Christina,...
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1445, for the next seven years. This came as well with the custody of Berwick Castle and responsibility for its defence He was to hold this post until March...
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The next objective was Patrick, Earl of March's castle at Dunbar, a few miles up the coast from Berwick, that had been occupied by the Scots. The Earl...
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Battle of Halidon Hill (category History of Berwick-upon-Tweed)
£2,000 (£2,100,000 in 2024 terms), which included "the town, castle and county of Berwick". Balliol's support within Scotland was limited and he was subject...
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cage at Roxburgh Castle for four years. Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, who had crowned Bruce, was held in a cage at Berwick Castle. His younger brother...
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the last Scottish Keeper & Captain, for less than a year in 1482, of Berwick Castle. He married Ellen Wallace, the daughter of Thomas Wallace of Auchinbothy...
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Clan MacDuff (section Clan Castles)
miles away. Castle Hill in North Berwick in East Lothian was probably held by the MacDuff Earls of Fife who had a ferry from North Berwick to Earlsferry...
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January 1508) was a Scottish knight, armiger, and Governor of the Castle at Berwick-upon-Tweed. He was also a member of the old Scottish Parliament. The...
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2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Berwick Castle" Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Bitchfield Castle" Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback...
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King Edward II at the fortress of Dunbar Castle, on the east coast of Scotland between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, and managed to effect the king's...
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of Berwick were the Scottish capture of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed on 6 November 1355 and their subsequent unsuccessful siege of Berwick Castle, and...
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The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977...
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soldier who was active for around 35 years of his life. He defended Berwick Castle for the Scots against English forces in 1318, but after being captured...
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