Dunbar
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Sep 18, 2026
Bob KitchenHOST
We'll get more into that.
Bob KitchenHOST
Then we went and played North Berwick, Gullen, and Dunbar.
Bob KitchenHOST
That's it? Yeah, that was phenomenal.
Bob KitchenHOST
And by the grace of God, the last day at Dunbar, the weather was perfect.
Bob KitchenHOST
I don't know if you ordered the weather too, Doug, or if you have any control.
Bob KitchenHOST
I
Doug ImrieGUEST
wish.
Bob KitchenHOST
But anyhow, we only got rained on three holes out of 108.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
Balliol was at once acknowledged by the Scotch Parliament assembled at Edinburgh, and many of the nobles swore fealty to his crown, though they hated him in their hearts as the creature and delegate of the hereditary enemy of their country, and as the instrument, if not the author, of her degradation.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
For now, in 1334, the fairest provinces and the strongest fortresses of Scotland, Dunbar, Roxburgh, Edinburgh, and the whole kingdom south of the Forth, were ceded to Edward and declared to be forever annexed to the English monarchy, while Balliol had to do liege homage to the English crown for that portion of Scotland over which he was allowed to remain the titular king.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
The exasperation of the proud and patriotic inhabitants of Scotland may be imagined at this consummation of the national disgrace.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
It is true that at the close of the preceding century, Scotland had become by right of conquest a dependency of the English crown, but since that time the victory of Bannockburn, the good and wise reign of Robert Bruce, and above all, the recent formal acknowledgement of the independence of Scotland by the Treaty of 1328, had obliterated the conquest of 1296.
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Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
In 1336 he had left the command of his army in Scotland to three English earls for Balliol though titular king had by Edward's orders withdrawn beyond the border and occupied himself in defending the marches.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
The adherents of the Bruce after the violent disruption of their latest compromise with England a compromise by which one of the chiefs of the national party had been appointed governor of Scotland in Balliol's name had placed themselves under the leadership of the gallant Sir Andrew Moody of Bothwell as regent for the young king of Scotland now self-exiled as will be remembered in France.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
Dunbar a fortress of great strength and importance belonging to the Earl of March was besieged by the English under the Earl of Salisbury and its obstinate defense afforded the first of the many examples of female heroism in the reign of Edward III.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
Black Agnes of Dunbar, Countess of March and daughter of the famous Randolph Earl of Murdy, kept the besiegers for five months at bay, sharing the dangers and privations of the siege with the men of the garrison, taking her rounds upon the ramparts, encouraging her soldiers and scoffing at the efforts of the enemy.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
When I was a boy in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild creatures.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
Fortunately, around my native town of Dunbar by the stormy North Sea, there was no lack of wildness, though most of the land lay in smooth cultivation.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
With red-blooded playmates wild as myself, I loved to wander in the fields to hear the birds sing, and along the seashore to gaze and wonder at the shells and seaweeds, eels and crabs in the pools among the rocks when the tide was low, and best of all to watch the waves in awful storms thundering on the black headlands and craggy ruins of the old Dunbar Castle when the sea and the sky, the waves and the clouds were mingled together as one.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
We never thought of playing truant, but after I was five or six years old, I ran away to the seashore or the fields almost every Saturday, and every day in the school vacations except Sundays, though solemnly warned that I must play at home in the garden and backyard lest I should learn to think bad thoughts and say bad words.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
All in vain, in spite of the sure sore punishments that followed like shadows, the natural inherited wildness in our blood ran true on its glorious course as invincible and unstoppable as stars.
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Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
We really stood in awe of them.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
Far, far was I then from the wild lily gardens of California that I was destined to see in their glory.
Sue AndersonVOICE_ACTOR
When I was a little boy at Mungo Siddon's school, a flower show was held in Dunbar, and I saw a number of the exhibitors carrying large handfuls of dahlias, the first I had ever seen.
Sabella DentonNARRATOR
The Norman Irish obeyed the call.
Sabella DentonNARRATOR
but the pride of de burgh would not permit him to embark in the train of the lord justice wogan who had also been summoned he sailed with his own forces in a separate fleet having conferred the honour of knighthood on thirty of his younger followers before embarking at dublin whether these forces arrived in time to take part in the bloody siege of berwick and the panic rout at Dunbar does not appear.
Sabella DentonNARRATOR
They were in time, however, to see the strongest places in Scotland yielded up, and John Balliol a prisoner on his way to the Tower of London.
Sabella DentonNARRATOR
They were sumptuously entertained by the conqueror in the castle of Roxborough, and returned to their western homes deeply impressed with the power of England, and the puissance of her warrior-king.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
It only served to fan the flame of vengeful ire in the breast of the English king, who now resolved on the complete subjugation of the country.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
He marched against Dunbar with an army of ten thousand foot and a thousand heavy-armed horse.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
The Scots opposed his progress with an army much superior in point of numbers and occupying a position of great strategic importance on the heights above spot.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
As the English army had necessarily to deploy in passing along the valley, it was supposed that the ranks had somehow fallen into confusion.
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Bruce KachukNARRATOR
These lords were well pleased on meeting with each other, and declared they would never return to their homes without making an inroad on England, and to such an effect as would be remembered for twenty years.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
End quote.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
The English had arranged that, if the Scots entered the country through Cumberland and Carlisle, they would ride into Scotland by Berwick and Dunbar.
Bruce KachukNARRATOR
For they said, theirs is an open country that can be entered anywhere, but ours is a country with strong and well-fortified towns and castles.
Sue AndersonNARRATOR
Chapter one of the story of my boyhood and youth.
Sue AndersonNARRATOR
this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox dot org the story of my boyhood and youth by john muir chapter i a boyhood in scotland earliest recollections the dandy doctor terror deeds of daring the savagery of boys school and fighting birds nesting when i was a boy in scotland i was fond of everything that was wild and all my life i've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild creatures Fortunately, around my native town of Dunbar by the stormy North Sea, there was no lack of wildness, though most of the land lay in smooth cultivation.
Sue AndersonNARRATOR
With red-blooded playmates, wild as myself, I loved to wander in the fields to hear the birds sing, and along the seashore to gaze and wonder at the shells and seaweeds, eels and crabs in the pools among the rocks when the tide was low.
Sue AndersonNARRATOR
and best of all to watch the waves in awful storms thundering on the black headlands and craggy ruins of the old dunbar castle when the sea and the sky the waves and the clouds were mingled together as one We never thought of playing truant, but after I was five or six years old, I ran away to the seashore or the fields almost every Saturday, and every day in the school vacations except Sundays, though solemnly warned that I must play at home in the garden and backyard lest I should learn to think bad thoughts and say bad words.
Gary ThwaitesHOST
But we did, we had a weekend, a long weekend, actually, in Scotland.
Gary ThwaitesHOST
I'm really smitten, I'm smitten with Dunbar, Hayley.
Eddie SuttonHOST
I know you are.
Eddie SuttonHOST
I would love, Gary, on the move, you to, like, move the whole family to Dunbar, just be like, "Right, this is it now."
Gary ThwaitesHOST
I looked.
Gary ThwaitesHOST
We looked in the estate agent's windows.
Gary ThwaitesHOST
Can't it.
Gary ThwaitesHOST
Saturday and Sunday.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
Balliol was at once acknowledged by the Scotch Parliament assembled at Edinburgh, and many of the nobles swore fealty to his crown, though they hated him in their hearts as the creature and delegate of the hereditary enemy of their country, and as the instrument, if not the author, of her degradation.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
For now, in 1334, the fairest provinces and the strongest fortresses of Scotland, Dunbar, Roxburgh, Edinburgh, and the whole kingdom south of the Forth, were ceded to Edward and declared to be forever annexed to the English monarchy, while Balliol had to do liege homage to the English crown for that portion of Scotland over which he was allowed to remain the titular king.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
The exasperation of the proud and patriotic inhabitants of Scotland may be imagined at this consummation of the national disgrace.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
It is true that at the close of the preceding century, Scotland had become by right of conquest a dependency of the English crown, but since that time the victory of Bannockburn, the good and wise reign of Robert Bruce, and above all, the recent formal acknowledgement of the independence of Scotland by the Treaty of 1328, had obliterated the conquest of 1296.
1 HR 57 MINS LATER
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
In 1336 he had left the command of his army in Scotland to three English earls, for Balliol, though titular king, had by Edward's orders withdrawn beyond the border and occupied himself in defending the marches.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
The adherents of the Bruce, after the violent disruption of their latest compromise with England, a compromise by which one of the chiefs of the national party had been appointed governor of Scotland in Balliol's name, had placed themselves under the leadership of the gallant Sir Andrew Moody of Bothwell as regent for the young king of Scotland now self-exiled, as will be remembered, in France.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
Dunbar, a fortress of great strength and importance belonging to the Earl of March, was besieged by the English under the Earl of Salisbury, and its obstinate defense afforded the first of the many examples of female heroism in the reign of Edward III.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
Black Agnes of Dunbar, Countess of March and daughter of the famous Randolph Earl of Moody, kept the besiegers for five months at bay, sharing the dangers and privations of the siege with the men of the garrison, taking her rounds upon the ramparts, encouraging her soldiers and scoffing at the efforts of the enemy.
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