Scottish Nobles' Resistance to England

Timeline

1. 1209the Scottish southern border · Scottish BordersKing John led an army into Scotland because William I had failed to fulfil his military assistance obligations, driving toward the border region, where Scottish nobles faced the choice of whether to resist the expansion of English overlordship.
2. 1209Norham · Scottish BordersThe Scottish nobles split between resistance and compromise; William I ultimately submitted to John at Norham, promising an indemnity and handing over his sons as hostages, and the anti-English faction's position went unrealized.