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in 1235 without difficulty; nor did an invasion attempted soon afterwards by its exiled leaders meet with success. Soon afterwards, a claim for homage from Henry of England drew forth from Alexander a counter-claim to the northern English counties. The two kingdoms, however, settled this dispute by a
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fully into the power of the Scottish Crown. In any case, when he finally decided to continue in his endeavour, despite the dream, and having been advised against it by his men, he died shortly afterwards. The incident was portrayed in the saga as
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A threat of invasion by Henry in 1243 for a time interrupted the friendly relations between the two countries; but the prompt action of Alexander in anticipating his attack, and the disinclination of the English barons for war, compelled him to
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to desist. King Ewen of the Isles' status as Monarch had been confirmed by Haakon IV and was disputed by Alexander. The episode might be emblematic of a broader desire on the part of Alexander to bring the
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records additional information, in that before attempting to invade the Isles, where Ewen held power, he was supposedly warned in a dream by
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jarldom. He visited Caithness in person and hanged the majority of the farmers while mutilating the rest. His actions were applauded by
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taunted King Alexander, and because he was red-headed, sent word to him, saying, "so shall we hunt the red fox-cub from his lairs".
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in 1213) before he returned home. He succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214, being crowned at
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compromise in 1237. This was the Treaty of York, which defined the boundary between the two kingdoms as running between the
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swore oaths to his own innocence, Alexander took the opportunity to assert his claims to the mainland part of the
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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where in September 1216, Alexander paid homage for his lands in England to the pretender
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During the same period, Alexander subjugated the hitherto semi-independent district of
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had been sent to England as hostages to King John. He appealed to John through the
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Coat of arms of Alexander II as it appears on folio 146v of Royal MS 14 C VII (
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The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII
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in their struggle against King John of England and led an army into the
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The Scottish forces reached the south coast of England at the port of
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Alexander the warrior and knight: the reverse side of Alexander II's
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Scotland, England and France after the Loss of Normandy, 1204–1296
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in support of their cause. This action led to the sacking of
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He also had an illegitimate daughter, Marjorie, who married
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Scottish annals from English chroniclers A.D. 500 to 1286
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changed their allegiance to John's nine-year-old son,
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Alexander II has been depicted in historical novels:
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Alexander's first wife, Joan, died in March 1238 in
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blamed Haraldsson for the bishop's death. After the
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King of Alba (Scotland)
Coronation
William I
Alexander III
Haddington, East Lothian
Kerrera
Melrose Abbey
Joan of England
Marie de Coucy
Issue
Alexander III of Scotland
Marjorie
House
Dunkeld
William the Lion
Ermengarde de Beaumont
Medieval Gaelic
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