![]() that the video game JFK Reloaded recreates the assassination of John F. that author Theresa Pulszky escaped from the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 by pretending to be the companion of a German couple? ![]() that in 1995, Hurricane Flossie damaged many tapes of Jerry Lewis telethons belonging to the Muscular Dystrophy Association? ![]() that the Palestinian enclaves in the West Bank (map pictured) constitute an "archipelago" of 165 islands? In 1357 a permanent peace was agreed, largely on English terms. Edward's army was supplied by sea, but a winter storm scattered his fleet, forcing the English to withdraw. The English burnt Edinburgh and thoroughly despoiled Lothian. The Scots refused battle and practised a scorched earth policy, removing or destroying all food in their own territory. The English army retook the town and marched on Edinburgh, leaving a trail of devastation 50 to 60 miles (80 to 100 km) wide. In early November, the Scots escaladed the walls of Berwick-on-Tweed, captured the town and laid siege to its castle. A few days later the Scots invaded and devastated Northumberland. ![]() In September a nine-month truce was agreed, and most of the English left. Tensions on the Anglo-Scottish border led to a military build-up in 1355. Burnt Candlemas was a failed invasion of Scotland in early 1356 by an English army commanded by King Edward III (pictured), and was the last campaign of the Second War of Scottish Independence.
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