Hugh De Cressingham

Bishop
Bannockburn English (Dark) Side

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Despite his illegitimate birth, De Cressingham became an important English cleric and Chief Justice of the North of England. He was made Treasurer of Scotland by Edward l, whereby he gained control of the entire occupation-regime. His own brand of cruelty made him hated by the Scots, second only in loathing to Edward himself.

One of his acts was to order that all wool produced in Scotland (then the prime national export) was to be confiscated and sent to England. Fighting as a knight, he supervised the battle of Stirling Bridge, only to fall at the hands of the Scots.
So great was their hatred of De Cressingham, they flayed his body and sent pieces of his skin all over the land, to be displayed at the entrance to the towns and cities as a reminder to all to defy the invader. That resistance culminated at Bannockburn and De Cressingham earns his place in this set by way of the fire of hatred he did so much to fan.

Hugh De Cressingham

Bishop
Bannockburn English (Dark) Side

Available only with complete set

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