Editing David II of Scotland (section)

=== Captivity in England ===
[[File:David Bruce, king of Scotland, acknowledges Edward III as his feudal lord.jpg|thumb|left|David II, king of Scotland, acknowledges Edward III, king of England, as his feudal lord, an event that never happened.]]

In 1346, under the terms of the [[Auld Alliance]], David invaded England to try to draw King Edward away from the French, who had been invaded by the English and badly defeated at the [[battle of Crécy]]. After initial success at Hexham, David's army was soundly defeated at the [[battle of Neville's Cross]] on 17 October 1346.<ref>Dunbar (1899) p. 152</ref> David suffered two arrow wounds to the face and was captured and taken prisoner by Sir [[John de Coupland]].<ref>Penman (2004) pp. 133–135</ref> The king was taken to [[Wark on Tweed]], and then to [[Bamburgh Castle]], where barber-surgeons from [[York]] were brought to treat his serious injuries.<ref>Penman (2004) pp. 138–139</ref> David II was transferred to [[London]], where he was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] in January 1347.<ref>Penman (2004) p. 1389</ref> David was transferred to [[Windsor Castle]] in [[Berkshire]] upon the return of Edward III from France. The depiction of David being presented to King Edward III in the play ''[[Edward III (play)|The Raigne of King Edward the Third]]'' is fictitious.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britroyals.com/scots.asp?id=david2 |title=King David II of Scotland – Britroyals}}</ref> David and his household were later moved to [[Odiham Castle]] in [[Hampshire]]. His imprisonment was not reputed to be a rigorous one as was typical of most royal prisoners. However, the fact that from 1355 he was denied contact with any of his subjects may indicate otherwise.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Penman |first1=Michael |title=David II |date=2004 |publisher=Tuckwell Press Ltd. |location=East Linton, Scotland |page=184}}</ref> He remained captive in England for eleven years.<ref name="EB1911"/>

On 3 October 1357, after several protracted negotiations with the Scots' regency council, a treaty was signed at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] under which Scotland's nobility agreed to pay 100,000 [[Mark (currency)|marks]], at the rate of 10,000 marks per year, as a ransom for their king. This was ratified by the Scottish Parliament at Scone on 6 November 1357.