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Hundred Years' War: Under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France, King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England.
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Hundred Years' War
Medieval Anglo-French conflicts, 1337–1453
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Auld Alliance
1295–1560 Scottish-French alliance
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David II of Scotland
King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371
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Battle of Neville's Cross
1346 battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence
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