1547 Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Chapter 1: Background to the Battle
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (or Pinkie as it is often known) was the last pitched battle to be fought between England and Scotland, although it was by no means the end of strife between the countries.
Queen Marie’s child was a girl, named Mary, and, the couple’s two sons having died in the previous year, she was now Queen of Scots.
The Governor of Scotland, the Earl of Arran, although not one of the Assured Lords, was also pro-English, as were Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus (Henry VIII's brother in law), and Angus' brother, Sir George Douglas of Pittendreich.
