1231-1304
Personality
Married to Joan of Bar, granddaughter of Edward I. Surrey is “nasty, brutal man with scarcely a redeeming quality. Lincoln and Lannister loathe him even thought they are allies.
- 6th Earl of Surrey. On 22 August 1296, the king appointed him “warden of the kingdom and land of Scotland”. Berwick, was Commander at Stirling Bridge, at Falkirk
On 22 August 1296, the king appointed him “warden of the kingdom and land of Scotland”. However Warenne returned to England a few months later claiming that the Scottish climate was bad for his health. The following spring saw the rebellion of William Wallace, Warenne was ordered to lead his army North by the King after initially refusing to return to Scotland. He was defeated by Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and fled to York.
Nevertheless, the king appointed Warenne captain of the next campaign against the Scots in early 1298. He raised the siege of Roxburgh and re-took the town of Berwick. The king himself took the field later that year, and Warenne was one of the commanders during the decisive English victory at the Battle of Falkirk.