Chapter 445: Scottish Invasion of the South

William was excommunicated, and the rest of the world did not take any action, but the Kingdom of Scotland, in the north of England, took the lead.

The Kingdom of England and William were isolated because of their excommunication.

King MacPace of Scotland. Mureber saw an opportunity, and in his opinion, William's excommunication would lead to a rebellion among the nobles of the country, and it was a good time for him to invade the Kingdom of England.

King Macbeth of Scotland is a famous tyrant in history, and one of the four great tragedies written by the famous poet Shakespeare, "Macbeth". King Murib is the prototype.

"Macbeth" tells the story of General Macbeth, the cousin of King Duncan of Scotland, who returns from fighting rebellion and resisting invasion, and meets three witches on the way.

The witch told him some prophecies and hidden words that he would become king, but that he would have no heirs to inherit the throne, but that the descendants of his colleague General Bancor would become king.

Macbeth is an ambitious hero who, at the instigation of his wife, murders Duncan and becomes king.

In order to hide his eyes and ears and prevent others from seizing the throne, he killed Duncan's bodyguards, Banquo, and the wife and children of the nobleman Macduff.

Fear and suspicion make Macbeth more and more ghostly and cold. Lady Macbeth's insane suicide was also a major irritation to him.

In the face of the rebellion, Macbeth was besieged by Duncan's son and the English reinforcements he had invited.

The real history is similar to that described in Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth".

There were three families in Scotland that ruled over McElpin, Mureber, and Dunkeld, and Macpeth of the Mureber family murdered King Duncan of Scotland, replacing the Dunkeld dynasty as the new king of Scotland.

It can be said that King MacPace and the Dunkeld family had a blood feud, and his later death was also due to the revenge of Duncan's descendants.

However, as the family of King Duncan's widow Alfred, the Bamburgh family does not have much enmity with MacPace, and in the Kingdom of Scotland, the Bamburgh family still has the county of Treviotdale.

With the help of Earl Gerspartridge, Earl of Twiottdale, King MacPace rebelled against Osoff, Duke of Northumbria, who was also a member of the Bamburgh family. Bamburgh.

Ossoff Bamburg's reason for betrayal was simple, as he was dissatisfied with William's Reformation measures and land clearance warrants.

At the same time, William forcibly took back the Dorham Archdiocese of Durham, his vassal Bishop of Durham, and canonized Roger. Morality. Beaumont was the Earl of Durham, and this action made him aware of William's malice and defensiveness towards him.

Now, the Anglo-Saxon nobility of the Kingdom of England was in an increasingly difficult situation, and the vast majority of the nobles were stripped of their domains, titles, and possessions by William, and they were forced into exile in the Kingdom of Scotland in the north.

The Duke of Ossoff knew that when William had finished cleaning up the Church of England and the Anglo-Saxon nobles and clergy, he would be free to deal with him.

In the face of the promises of King MacPace of Scotland and the malice of William, Ossoff. Bamburgh betrayed William without hesitation and led the Scottish army over Hadrian's Wall to Yorkshire.

Hadrian's Wall, located on the British island of Britain, was built by the Roman Empire during the occupation of Britain and served as the northwestern border of the Roman Empire from its completion until its abandonment.

Hadrian's Wall, including the city walls, watchtowers, forts and castles, is a complete representation of the border system of the Roman Empire. Hadrian's Wall, together with the Antoninan Wall and the Germanic Wall (the Great Wall of Germany), formed the Great Wall system of ancient Rome.

Although the Romans later abandoned Hadrian's Wall, the majestic wall remained the most important barrier for England against the Scots.

Because of Ossov. The Duke of Bamburgh betrayed, and King MacPace led his army over Hadrian's Wall with ease, heading straight for the city of York.

Fortunately, in charge of the defense of the northern counties and the city of York was William's general, Duke Rodrigo, who had been garrisoning the city of York since William was appointed governor of York, and was tasked with keeping an eye on the Scots and Vikings.

Despite the fact that Ossov. Bamburgh's betrayal left Duke Rodrigo passive, but he still relied on the tall walls of York to fend off the Scots.

When the news reached William, he was preparing for his wedding.

Yes, William is preparing for his wedding to Princess Uraka of Castile, just waiting for the first of January next year. When Jimena turns 16, he and Uraka will officially marry.

The reason why William was so eager to marry Uraca was because of the need to consolidate his alliance with the Spanish Castiles, and at this time William was excommunicated by the Pope, even his allies did not dare to risk offending the Pope to help William.

Of course, the emperor of Spain, King Ferdinand I of Castile, unlike the monarchs of other countries, was a monarch who proclaimed himself emperor of Spain and crowned himself, and since the moment he was crowned emperor of Spain, he had already offended the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor.

William remembers several times when the Pope and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Roman Dynasty asked Ferdinand I to remove the title of Emperor on his own, but he strongly refused, so his relationship with the Roman and the Holy Roman Roman Emperor was very stiff.

This was William's chance, as long as he married Uraca and became the true son-in-law of the Castiles, Ferdinand I would not help William regardless of the Pope's threats.

In addition, William is indeed not a small one, and by the beginning of 1049 next year, he will be 22 years old.

By the age of 23, he was still unmarried and had children, much to the attention of his uncle, the Duke of Ladolph and the housekeeper of Osborne, William was the last of the Normandy family, and his most important figure was not only the expansion of the territory, nor the conquest, but the distraction of the unprosperous Normandy family.

It was precisely because of the constant urging of Ladolph and Osborne that William made up his mind to marry early.

Otherwise, with William's concept of marrying later and having children later, he would not have married a high school student's Uraka right now.

While William and the others were nervously preparing for the wedding, Duke Rodrigo's messenger arrived at Winchester's court with a warning message.

"Hubert, you lead the First Legion north to meet the Scots who invade the south." William sat on the throne and watched Duke Hubert, who knelt down on one knee before him, ordered.

"Your Majesty, how should your safety be guarded, without the First Legion guarding you, I am very worried about your comfort." Duke Hubert asked, with a worried look on his face.

"Rest assured, Hubert, I have the Guards Legion by my side, and there will be no problems." William waved his hand and said solemnly:

"Now it is imperative to drive King Macpeth of Scotland and his army out of England, and you will work with Rodrigo to defeat the Scots."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Listening to William's words, Duke Hubert was a little relieved, and when William finished explaining, he immediately bowed down and retired.