He defeated the Scots at Halidon Hill, captured Berwick, and placed Baliol upon the throne.

Bruce fled to France, where he was supported and encouraged by the French king." "The ill feeling between Edward and Phillip of Valois had gone on increasing ever since the former had been compelled to take the oath of allegiance to the latter, but outwardly the guise of friendship was kept up, and negotiations went on between the two courts for a marriage between the little Prince of Wales and Joanna, daughter of the French king." "The aid which Phillip gave to Bruce increased the bad feeling, and Edward retaliated for Phillip's patronage of Bruce by receiving with the greatest honour and courtesy Robert of Artois, a great feudatory of France, who had been banished by King Phillip.

For a time, although both countries were preparing for war, peace was not broken, as Edward's hands were full in Scotland, where Baliol having bestowed immense possessions upon the English nobles who had assisted him, the country again rose in favour of Bruce.

During the three years that followed King Edward was obliged several times to go to Scotland to support Baliol, who held the crown as his feudal vassal.

He was always successful in the field, but directly his army recrossed the frontier the Scotch rose again.