Conflict between Scottish nobles and Edward I

Name: Conflict between Scottish nobles and Edward I
Start: 1281

Type Event Region Scotland Time 1281

Around 1281 Scottish nobles under Alexander III resisted Edward I's interference in Scottish suzerainty and succession, while Princess Margaret marri…

Timeline

1281Bergen · NorwayAlexander III's daughter Margaret married King Eric II of Norway; through the Nordic marriage Scotland secured its northern safety while signaling to England that succession arrangements were not subject to its dictates.
1281Edinburgh · ScotlandScotland's great nobles refused in parliament and diplomacy to recognize Edward I's suzerainty over Scotland, resisting his intervention in Scottish internal affairs and succession as feudal overlord, creating open political friction with England.

Sources

Barrow, G.W.S. Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland — G.W.S. Barrow (2005)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Alexander III, king of Scots https://www.oxforddnb.com/