Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon to surrender his absolute authority and ownership of what became community forests. In 1306, the Prince of Wales was despatched into Scotland; the vanguard was led by Aymer de Valence, the King's half-uncle. On 22 May, Courtenay was knighted by the Prince, presumably for his efforts against the Scots. In June, the English occupied Perth. On 19 June, Valence, who had cut a swathe through the Lowlands, fell on the Scots army at Methven in the early dawn. The Scottish king, Robert Bruce, fled into the hills. King Edward I was merciless, as many prisoners were punished. That autumn, the
Crowned Heads Crowned Heads Crowned Heads is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States in "The Argosy" in June 1914 and then in the United Kingdom in "Pearson's Magazine" in April 1915. It was also included in the collection "The Man with Two Left Feet" published in the UK in 1917. A young but unattractive girl, Kate Bennett, meets a young and attractive man, Ted Brady, who falls in love with her and proposes to her. However her grandfather, Matthew Bennett, who lives under illusion that he is the King of England, objects to their marriage.