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Battle of the Standard
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The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire, England. English forces under William of Aumale r
Battlefield monument at grid reference SE360977
Battlefield monument at grid reference SE360977
Scottish atrocities depicted in the 14th-century Luttrell Psalter
Scottish atrocities depicted in the 14th-century Luttrell Psalter
The Battle of the Standard window in All Saints Church in Helmsley, England, showing the arms of the Earl of Albemarle, Walter Espec and Roger de Mowb
The Battle of the Standard window in All Saints Church in Helmsley, England, showing the arms of the Earl of Albemarle, Walter Espec and Roger de Mowbray at the bottom.
19th-century illustration: Walter Espec swears to conquer or be killed by the Scots, while shaking the hand of William of Aumale
19th-century illustration: Walter Espec swears to conquer or be killed by the Scots, while shaking the hand of William of Aumale
David I of Scotland
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David I was King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. He was previously Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124. The youngest son of King Malcolm III and Queen Margaret, David spent most of his childhood
Battle of the Standard
…on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire, England. English forces under William of Aumale repelled a Scottish army led by King David I of Scotland. King Stephen of England, fighting rebel barons in the south, had sent a small force (largely mercenaries), but the English army was mainly local militia…
Malcolm IV, King of Scotland, charter to Kelso Abbey, 1159, initial
Malcolm IV, King of Scotland, charter to Kelso Abbey, 1159, initial
King Henry I of England, drawn by Matthew Paris. Henry's policy in northern Britain and the Irish Sea region essentially made David's political life.
King Henry I of England, drawn by Matthew Paris. Henry's policy in northern Britain and the Irish Sea region essentially made David's political life.
The ruins of Kinloss Abbey in Moray, founded by David in 1150 for a colony of Melrose Cistercians.
The ruins of Kinloss Abbey in Moray, founded by David in 1150 for a colony of Melrose Cistercians.
King Stephen drawn by Matthew Paris. David used Stephen's "usurpation" as his casus belli with England, even if it was not the actual reason.
King Stephen drawn by Matthew Paris. David used Stephen's "usurpation" as his casus belli with England, even if it was not the actual reason.