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Free entry to English Heritage properties throughout England, plus discounted admission to Historic Scotland and Cadw properties in Scotland and Wales.
This ransom was first paid during the reign of Aethelred the Unready to prevent Danish attack
The first payment (in 991 AD) was 20,000 marks
Later kings used the precedent to impose taxes for military purposes
28 March, 1296
Edward I invades Scotland, sacking Berwick
Edward would later steal the Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of Scottish kings
Before this king came of age, England was ruled by a regency under his uncle, John of Gaunt
He was the son of Edward, the Black Prince
His grandfather was Edward III