Earl of Buchan

Froissart, following Jean le Bel’s account of the Battle of Neville’s Cross, claims that an earl of Buchan was killed at the battle. However, in 1346, the title was vacant. The previous earl was John Comyn, who died childless in 1308. His niece, Alicia, countess of Buchan, was married to the English baron Henry de Beaumont, who in December 1312 was given the title of earl of Buchan. But Henry had died in 1340 and could therefore not have taken part in the battle. There is no evidence to suggest that his son John used the title. None of the sources indicate that John took part in the battle, but even if he did, he would not have fought on the Scottish side in 1346. John Comyn’s other heir was his niece Margaret, sister of Alicia. Through her a claim later passed to her husband’s nephew, William, earl of Ross. The earl of Ross, who did not actually take part in the Scottish campaign of 1346, is mentioned as a separate character by Froissart.

Patrick Dunbar, earl of March (d. 1369)

William Sutherland, fifth earl of Sutherland (d. 1370/71)

He succeded as earl of Sutherland in 1333. When King David II returned to Scotland in 1342 after nine years in France, Sutherland clearly found considerable favour with the king, who gave him his sister Margaret in marriage (papal dispensation was given at the end of 1342). Sutherland must be the king’s brother-in-law whom Froissart calls earl of Orkney in § 152 of Book I. Penman (note 41) suggests that, while incorrect, this title attributed by Froissart may be indicative of Sutherland’s ambitions at the time. Sutherland was taken prisonner at the battle of Neville’s Cross in October 1346 and spent several years in English captivity.

Maurice Murray, earl of Strathearn (d. 1346)

Thomas, ninth earl of Mar (d. 1377)

John Douglas

Thomas Douglas

Simon Fraser

Alexander Ramsay

A person of this name is mentioned in the list of prisonners taken at the Battle of Neville’s Cross. In his ‘Rome’ version of Book I, Froissart claims to have met him in 1365 in Scotland.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

Northumberland

John de Coupland

Sir John de Coupland, sheriff of Northumberland. He took king David II of Scotland prisoner after the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346, and was granted knighthood by Edward III for this feat.

John de Coupland

Sir John de Coupland, sheriff of Northumberland. He took king David II of Scotland prisoner after the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346, and was granted knighthood by Edward III for this feat.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

Ogle Castle

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.

John Randolph, third earl of Moray (d. 1346)

Patrick Dunbar, earl of March (d. 1369)

William Douglas, first earl of Douglas (d. 1384)

William Douglas (c. 1330 - 1384), first earl of Douglas; second son of Archibald Douglas and Beatrice Lindsay of Crawford. Douglas married Margaret, sister and heir of Thomas, earl of Mar, about 1357, although Froissart, in Book I, § 354, already refers to her as the countess of Douglas in 1356.

Robert Erskine

William de Deyn, bishop of Aberdeen (d. 1350)

William Landel, bishop of St Andrews (d. 1385)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Tyne and Wear), England.

Philippa of Hainault, queen of England (d. 1369)

She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Tyne and Wear), England.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

Philippa of Hainault, queen of England (d. 1369)

She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

England

Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.

John de Coupland

Sir John de Coupland, sheriff of Northumberland. He took king David II of Scotland prisoner after the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346, and was granted knighthood by Edward III for this feat.

Philippa of Hainault, queen of England (d. 1369)

She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

English

The people of England; subjects of the English crown; English troops or populations, etc.

Philippa of Hainault, queen of England (d. 1369)

She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.

John Randolph, third earl of Moray (d. 1346)

Patrick Dunbar, earl of March (d. 1369)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Tyne and Wear), England.

John de Coupland

Sir John de Coupland, sheriff of Northumberland. He took king David II of Scotland prisoner after the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346, and was granted knighthood by Edward III for this feat.

Philippa of Hainault, queen of England (d. 1369)

She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.