"1341. King Edward III. kept the festival of Easter, at Berwick, and held a tournament, in which twelve knights of Scotland entered the lists with twelve of the king's train. This spectacle was exhibited with great magnificence and solemn pomp; but from the animosity which subsisted between the people of the two nations, this exhibition was attended with so much ire and inveteracy, and such bitter rivalship, that two Scottish knights were slain and Sir John Twiford, an English knight."
From: T Fordyce, J. Sykes. Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed..., published 1867
At the end of autumn, 1341, king Edward III. was at Newcastle, and marched against the Scots at the head of 40,000 foot and 6,000 horse; but want of provisions obliged him to return to Newcastle, where he granted a truce to the Scots, which was renewed the following year.
Historical Account of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Including the Borough of Gateshead. Eneas Mackenzie, 1827
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Knights Tournament - Berwick
Edward III marches against Scotland - followed by a truce
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