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==== Britain ====
* [[November 17]] &ndash; [[John Balliol]] is selected by King [[Edward I of England]] as ruler of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed|Berwick]] from among 13 [[competitors for the Crown of Scotland]]. Edward then treats John as a [[Puppet state|puppet ruler]] and Scotland as a vassal state, provoking the [[Wars of Scottish Independence]], commencing in [[1296]]. John is crowned at [[Scone, Scotland|Scone]] on [[November 30]] ([[Saint Andrew's Day]]). Scotland's castles are returned to the powerful magnates.<ref>Dunbar, Sir Archibald H., Bt, ''Scottish Kings – A Revised Chronology of Scottish History 1005–1625'', p. 115. Edinburgh, 1899.</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Lynch |editor1-first=Michael |title=The Oxford Companion to Scottish history |date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199693054 |pages=281–282}}</ref>
* [[December]] &ndash; John Balliol is summoned by Edward I to [[Westminster]] to answer an appeal by [[Macduff of Fife]] against a judgment imposed on him by the Scottish Parliament. John refuses to answer Macduff's appeal, 'without consulting the people of his realm'. Edward asks for compensation for the violation of English law and demands to hand him over three Scottish castles as repayment for the crime committed.<ref>Armstrong, Pete (2003). Osprey: ''Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98'', p. 9. {{ISBN|1-84176-510-4}}.</ref>