Raid Of Scone

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. After William Wallace defeated the English at Loudoun Hill, he joined forces with William Douglas the Hardy and led a raid on the city of Scone. He and his men forced William Ormesby, the justiciar to flee, and they took control. After this, Douglas was captured. But Wallace continued to capture land for Scotland, and then moved on to win the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Sir William Douglas "le Hardi" (the Bold), Lord of Douglas (born after 1243 - c. 1298) was a Scottish nobleman and warlord.William Douglas was the son of William Longleg, Lord of Douglas and it is supposed by his possible second wife, Constance of Fawdon. He first is recorded at an Assize at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1256, when his father made over a Carucate of land at Warndon, Northumberland to him. Douglas' father William Longleg was Lord of Fawdon, and had as his superior Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus, Longleg was acquitted of withholding rents by a jury, Umfraville notwithstanding attacked Fawdon, imprisoned Longleg at Harbottle Castle and made of with some £100 sterling of goods.