Edward Balliol

Timeline

1. 1328–1332Northern England · EnglandAfter the death of Robert I, Balliol organized the 'Disinherited' faction under English protection and plotted invasion continuously around 1331. In August 1332 he crossed the sea and landed in Fife, defeating the Bruce faction at the Battle of Dunbar.
2. 1332–1333Scone · ScotlandCrowned at Scone in September 1332, he ceded large tracts of southern Scotland to England in exchange for military support. His rule rested on a thin base, and within months he was defeated and driven out near Aberdeen by the Bruce commander Archibald Douglas.
3. 1333–1340Southern Scotland · ScotlandWith English troops he re-entered Scotland after the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333 and occupied the south several times in 1334–1335. Repeatedly checked by Bruce counteroffensives in the later 1330s, he nonetheless maintained a nominal rule relying on English border fortresses until his position shrank further after David II's return in 1341.