Qualla: Battle of Myton https://qualla.com/battle-of-myton en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:24 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Myton https://qualla.com/battle-of-myton Battle of Myton: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-myton/ September 1319. Robert the Bruce wanted to break the English siege of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and he chose a method calculated to wound English pride more than English arms. He sent James Douglas and Thomas Randolph south with a fast-moving raiding column. Their target was York, where Edward II's queen, Isabella of France, was staying. If they could seize her, they could end Edward's war by blackmail. Word of the raid reached Archbishop William Melton in York, and Melton did what no professional general would have done: he mustered every able-bodied man he could find, ordained or not, and marched out to meet hardened Scottish veterans on open ground. The result was a slaughter known forever after as the Chapter of Myton.

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/x/5/battle-of-myton-wp/gcx5-battle-of-myton-the-schiltrons.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Myton: The White Battle https://qualla.com/battle-of-myton/ The encounter took its nicknames from what the dead looked like and who they were. The number of cassocked clergy among the casualties was so striking that contemporaries called it the Chapter of Myton, using the term for a formal meeting of canons or monks. It was also called th...

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