Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland is in Berwick-upon-Tweed Region.
1328 Marriage of King David II of Scotland and Princess Joan
The Devil's Causeway is a Roman Road from the Portgate, Northumberland [Map], where it crossed Dere Street, to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. It passes through Great Whittingham, Northumberland [Map], Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the Hart Burn, Netherwitton, Northumberland [Map], Longhorsley, Northumberland [Map], Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland [Map], whereit crosses the River Coquet, north of North End [Map], Edlingham, Northumberland [Map] to Learchild Roman Fort [Map] where another road headed west to meet Dere Street at Bremenium [Map] aka High Rochester. The road then continues north passing Glanton, Northumberland [Map], Powburn, Northumberland [Map], where it crosses the River Till aka Breamish, the site of the Battle of Hedgeley Moor [Map], Newtown, Northumberland [Map], East Horton, Northumberland [Map], Lowick, Northumberland [Map], Berrington, Northumberland [Map] before reaching Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
Flowers of History. 1071. In the same year, king William [aged 43] invaded Scotland with a great army, and Malcolm, king of Scotland [aged 39], came peaceably to Berwick [Map] to meet him, and became his subject. At this time, count Ranulph of Micenis governed the earldom of Carlisle, who had given efficacious assistance to king William in his conquest of England. He began to build the city of Carlisle [Map], and to strengthen the citizens with many privileges. But when king William was returning from Scotland through Cumberland, seeing so royal a city, he took it from count Ranulph, and gave him instead of it the earldom of Chester, which was endowed with many honours and privileges. And king William commanded Carlisle to be fortified with very strong towers and ramparts. Moreover, king William the Conqueror, on his return from Scotland, built a new castle at Durham [Map], to serve as a protection against the irruptions of the Scots.
On 1st August 1235 Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke [aged 38] and Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Pembroke [aged 35] were married at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 25th October 1292 Bishop Robert Burnell [aged 53] died at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
On 30th March 1296 the army of King Edward I captured Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map] from William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas [aged 56]. Richard Cornwall [aged 44] was killed during the course of the siege. Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 21] fought.
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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, Scotichronicon, Chronicle of William Rishanger and the Annals of Worcester.
On 20th September 1306 Nigel Bruce [aged 30] was hanged at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In June 1319 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby [aged 28] was captured at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In June 1319 Robert "Peacock of the North" Neville [aged 32] was killed by James "Black" Douglas [aged 33] in single combat at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth.
On 17th July 1328 King David II of Scotland [aged 4] and Joan of the Tower Queen Consort Scotland [aged 7] were married at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. She the daughter of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 33]. He the son of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [aged 54] and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland.
On 19th July 1333 King Edward III of England [aged 20] defeated the Scots army at the Battle of Halidon Hill near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 16] commanded.
English archers, just as at the Battle of Dupplin Moor one year previously, had a significant impact on the massed ranks of Scottish schiltrons. Edward's army included: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 33], who commanded the right wing, Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 56], Robert Pierrepont, Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 30], Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 54] and John Sully [aged 50]. One of the few English casualties was John Neville [aged 34] who was killed.
The Scottish army included King David II of Scotland [aged 9]. Alexander Bruce, Alan Stewart [aged 61], James Stewart [aged 57], John Stewart, William Douglas 1st Earl Atholl, Archibald Douglas [aged 35] who were all killed.
Hugh 4th Earl Ross [aged 36] was killed. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Ross.
Malcolm Lennox 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son Domhnall succeeded Earl Lennox.
Kenneth de Moravia Sutherland 4th Earl Sutherland was killed. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Sutherland. Johanna Menteith Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
Patent Rolls. 12th July 1408. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. Mandate to the mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne to receive the head of Henry Boynton, "chivaler," and to place it on the bridge of the town to stay there as long as it can last. By K.
The like to the keepers or governors of the city of York and their lieutenant to receive the heads of Richard de Ask and Ranulph del See, and place them on the gate called "Bothom Barre" of the city. By K.
In 1419 William Clifford [aged 44] died at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
Around June 1462 a Scottish and Lancastrian force, including King James III of Scotland [aged 10], his mother Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [aged 28], King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 40] and his wife Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [aged 32], laid siege to Norham Castle [Map]. They held Norham for eighteen days until a force led by Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 33] and his brother John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu [aged 31] advanced to Norham Castle [Map] at which time the Scottish and Lancastrian force fled in panic pursued by the Yorkist army. Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England and her son Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 8] escaped to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map] and then to the continent. King Henry VI of England and II of France remained in Scotland - he and his wife never saw each other again.
On 24th August 1482 Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle [aged 20] was knighted by King Richard III of England [aged 29] at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map] during the Capture of Berwick.
On 1st August 1503 Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 13] crossed the border into Scotland at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
Around 1514 Mary Hastings was born to George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 27] and Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 31] at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. She married 1526 her third cousin Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley, son of Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley and Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 7th November 1523 Thomas Gerard [aged 35] was killed during the Battle of Berwick at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 3rd August 1557. [The iij day of August, in the afternoon, came from the Exchequer about seventeen horses laden with money towards Berwick [Map], and divers men riding with it with javelins and pole-axes, on horseback, and] bowes and sheyffes of arowes, be-twyn viij and [ix of the clock.]
Before 10th September 1559 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran [aged 27] travelled to France at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In 1560 Arthur Grey 14th Baron Grey of Wilton [aged 24] was knighted at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In 1572 Valentine Browne was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
On 25th June 1601 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby [aged 45] died at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map] where he was Governor. His son Robert [aged 18] succeeded 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map].
On 15th February 1610 Catherine Bertie [aged 15] died in childbirth. She was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map].
Monument Elizabethan Period. Tall Sideboard Tomb with reclining hooded figure of Lady Katherine, daughter of Peregrine, with Chrisom Child in the crib at her feet. Above a standing figure of Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby in a niche, with strapwork embellishments, all supported on composite columns with a dentilated cornice. Possibly the work of Samuel Baldwin.
Catherine Bertie: Around 1595 she was born to Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby and Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby. Sources are confused about her birth year stating she was born in 1610 and that she married in 1609. Date adjusted to around 1595 on the assumption she was married around twenty years of age. Her son died at six days old on 09 Feb 1610. Her father died in 1601. Sources also refer to her as Baroness Rockingham whereas she died some eleven years before her husband was created Baron Rockingham. In 1609 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham and she were married.
On 3rd June 1603 a number of English noble ladies selected by the Privy Council greeted Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 28] at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map] with two-hundred horse including...
Frances Howard Countess Kildare
Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester [aged 57]
Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton
Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire [aged 40].
Anne Lady Herbert [aged 20]
Audrey Shelton Lady Walsingham [aged 34].
In 1638 John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 36] was knighted at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
On 27th July 1639 Vivian Molyneux [aged 43] was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 38] at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In 1679 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke [aged 18] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1681.
On 23rd June 1679 James Thynne was knighted at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1695 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke [aged 34] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1698.
In 1715 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington [aged 37] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1722 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington [aged 44] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
On 11th March 1723 Henry Neville aka Grey [aged 39] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1727.
In 1727 General Joseph Sabine [aged 66] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1740 William Wildman Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington [aged 22] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1740 John Barrington [aged 18] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1754 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 25] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1765 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 36] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1780 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 51] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 1796 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel [aged 46] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1820 Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville [aged 43] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1880 Frederick Lambton [aged 24] unsuccessfully contested MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1412 Ralph Eure was born to William Eure [aged 16] and Maud Fitzhugh [aged 21] at Berwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He married Eleanor Greystoke, daughter of John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke and Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke, and had issue.
Around 18th February 1440 William Eure was born to Ralph Eure [aged 28] and Eleanor Greystoke [aged 24] at Berwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married his sixth cousin Margaret Constable and had issue.
Collectanea by John Leland [1502-1552]. The XXIXth Day of the sayd Monneth [29th July 1503] the said Qwene departed from Alnewyk, for to go for Barrwyk, and at Half of the Way, named Belleford, she bayted. For SyrThomas Darcy, Capittayne of the said Barrwicke, had maid rady hyr' Dynner at the said Place very well and honnestly.
For that the said Maister Henry Grays abouffe named is Sheryffe of Ellaund Shyre and Northumberland Shyre, he bore his Rod before the said Qwene, sens the Entrynge of the said Lordschips, to Barrwyk.
Betwyx Alnewyk and Barrwyk cam to the Qwene Maister Rawff Wodryngton, having in hys Company many Gentylmen well appoynted. His Folks arayd in Liveray, well horsed, to the Nomber of an hundreth Horsys.
At the Comyng ny to Barrwyk was shot Ordonnounce, the wiche was fayr fer to here. And ny to the sayd Place the Qwene drest hyr. And Ichon in fair Aray, went she on after the other in fayyr Ordre.
At the Entrynge of the Bryge was the said Capitaine well apoynted, and in hys Company hys Gentylmen and Men of Armes, who receyved the said Qwene into the said Place.
At the tother End of the Bryge toward the Gatt, was the Maister Marshall compayned of hys Company, Ichon bearing a Staffe in hys Haund.
After hym was the College revested with the Crosse, the wiche was gyffen hyr for to kysse by th Archbifshop as before.
At the Gatt of the said Towne was the Maister Porter, with the Gard and Soyars of the said Place, in a Row well apoynted. Ichon of those had an Haiiebarde or other Staffe in his Haund, as the others. And apon the said Gatt war the Mynslraylls of the sayd Capltayn, playnge of their Instruments.
In the Midds of the said Town was the Maistre Chamberlayn, and the Mayre, acompayned of the Bourges and Habitaunts of the said Place, in rayre Ordre, and well apoynted.
In such fayr Ordre and Company she was conveyd and brought to the Castell [Map], wher she was receyved by the Lady D'arcy honnestly accompayned.
In 1539 William Eure 1st Baron Eure [aged 56] was appointed Governor of Berwick on Tweed.
Tudor Tracts Chapter 4. Tuesday the 30th of August [1547]. This day, his Grace, having journeyed in the morning a ten mile, dined at Bamborough Castle [Map]; whereof one Sir John Horsley Knight is Captain. The plot of this castle standeth so naturally strong, that hardly can anywhere, in my opinion, be found the like. Inaccessible on all sides, as well for the great height of the crag whereon it standeth; as also for the outward form of the stone whereof the crag is, which, not much amiss perchance, I may liken to the shape of long bavens [a brush faggot bound with only one withe] standing on end with their sharper and smaller ends upward. Thus is it fenced round about: and hath hereto, on the east side, the sea, at flood, coming up to the hard walls. This castle is very ancient, and was called in Arthur's day, as I have heard, Joyous Gard.
Hither came my Lord Clinton [aged 35] from shipboard to my Lord.
In the afternoon, his Grace rode to Berwick, fourteen miles further; and there received with the Captains, garrisons, and with the officers of the town, lay in the Castle [Map], with Sir Nicholas Strellby Knight, the Captain there.
On 25th August 1568 Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon [aged 42] was appointed Governor of Berwick on Tweed.
In 1598 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby [aged 42] was appointed Warden of the East Marches and Governor of Berwick on Tweed.
The History of King Richard the Third by Thomas More. In which time of his latter days, this realm was in quiet and prosperous estate: no fear of outward enemies, no war in hand, nor none toward, but such as no man looked for; the people toward the Prince, not in a constrained fear, but in a willing and loving obedience; among themselves, the commons in good peace. The lords whom he knew at variance, he himself in his deathbed appeased. He had left all gathering of money (which is the only thing that withdraws the hearts of Englishmen from the prince), nor anything he intended to take in hand by which he should be driven thereunto, for his tribute out of France he had obtained before, and the year foregoing his death he had obtained Berwick Castle [Map]. And although throughout his reign he was with his people so benign, courteous and so familiar that no part of his virtues was more esteemed, yet that condition in the end of his days (in which many princes by a long continued sovereignty decline into a proud port from their debonair behavior at the beginning) marvelously in him grew and increased so far forth that, in the summer, the last that ever he saw, his Highness, being at Windsor hunting, sent for the Mayor and Aldermen of London to him-for no other errand but to have them hunt and be merry with him. Here he treated them not so stately but so friendly and of so familiar cheer, and sent venison from there so freely into the city, that no one thing in many days before got him either more hearts or more hearty favour among the common people, who oftentimes more esteem and take for greater kindness a little courtesy than a great benefit.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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John Conyers 3rd Baron Conyers was appointed Governor of Berwick on Tweed.