Battle of Falkirk
Defeats Wallaces army near Falkirk leaving Edward in control of south east Scotland
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1298 in England
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Historical records for England in 1298
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June
Battle of Falkirk
Helps Edward I defeat William Wallace
Invasion of Scotland
Edward I reviews his army which consists of 12,500 infantry, English, Welsh, and Irish, alongside the cavalry, the veterans of his French wars
July
Invasion of Scotland
Edward I crosses the Tweed by Coldstream with 12,500 or more foot and over 2,500 horse, veterans of his campaigns in France and Wales
Other events (month unknown)
Battle of Stirling Bridge
De Warrenne, the Earl of Surrey and Sussex having failed at Stirling to stop Wallace, forces Edward to march north himself
Charter of the Forest
Left in charge of resolving domestic grievances as head of the Regency Council. Confirms the Magna Carta & the Charter of the Forest
Death of William de Beauchamp
Death of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
Invasion of Scotland
The support from France ends for the Scots, with peace between Philip and Edward, and Edward I returns home from Gascony to deal with the Scots
Invasion of Scotland
De Warrenne, the Earl of Surrey and Sussex having failed at Stirling to stop Wallace, forces Edward to march north himself
Invasion of Scotland
Edward I moves the seat of Government to York, a better base of operations for an invasion of Scotland
Invasion of Scotland
Eight earls join Edward: the Marshal, the Constable, Ralph de Monthemer, Arundel, Guy of Warwick and the young Earls of Lancaster and Pembroke, each bringing their own large contingents of minor knights and infantry. Edward I assembles at York the largest invasion force to enter Scotland since the days of Agricola consusting of as many as 2,500 heavily armoured knights and at least 12,500 infantry
Magna Carta
Left in charge of resolving domestic grievances as head of the Regency Council. Confirms the Magna Carta & the Charter of the Forest
Peerage
Created Earl of Warwick
Rebellion of Scots
The Scots rebel under the tyranny of Edward Is administrator, William Ormsby
Siege of Berwick
As leader of the Regency Council sends a force to recapture Berwick
Siege of York
Gathers 15,000 to support the Governor of Scotland, Surrey, to fight William Wallace
Succession
One of the four negotiators selected by Edward I to treat at Salisbury with the Scottish and Norwegian envoys about sending Margaret of Norway to Scotland
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