William, to obtain his freedom, has been…

December 1174 CE

William, to obtain his freedom, has been forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Falaise, under which he had sworn an oath of allegiance to the English king and agreed to the garrisoning of the captured castles by English soldiers at Scottish expense.

When William is released, after signing the treaty, he travels back to Scotland via Newcastle, and is attacked by a mob; such is the antipathy of the local people towards Scottish invaders.

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Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland United Kingdom View →

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Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany View → Henry II of England View → Henry the Young King View → Richard I of England View → William the Lion View →

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Scottish people View → Anjou, County of View → Alba (Scotland), Scots Kingdom of View → Normandy, Duchy of View → Brittanny, Duchy of View → Aquitaine, (Angevin) Duchy of View → France, (Capetian) Kingdom of View → English people View → Anglo-Normans View → England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of View →

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Anglo-French War of 1159-89 View → 1173–74, Revolt of View → Alnwick, Second Battle of View →

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