Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 54.777, -1.576 · 7 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1068 | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle | William gave Northumbria to Earl Robert; the people killed him and 900 men at Durham. |
| AD 1080 | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle | Bishop Walcher was killed by the Northumbrians at the council of Durham, together with a hundred Frenchmen and Flemings. |
| AD 1226 | Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris | Richard de Marisco, Bishop of Durham, died on 1 May after about nine years in office; his body was carried to Durham church and buried there. |
| AD 1341 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | Passing through Northumberland's lands, they plundered and burned, and set fire to the town of Durham. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | Scottish forces took Durham by storm, plundered it heavily, and set fire to the churches too. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The Scottish king and his counsellors went up the river, attacked and set fire to Bransepie castle (the keep did not fall), then entered the bishopric of Durham and besieged the city of Durham. |
| AD 1346 | Giovanni Villani, Nuova Cronica | David II, King of Scotland, invades England; he is routed by an English attack and the king and his son are taken prisoner to London |