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October 3 in Scottish History

On this day in 1357, the Treaty of Berwick was signed, freeing David II from imprisonment by the English. The son and heir of Robert the Bruce, David's reign was plagued by misfortune. He took the throne at a very young age and a series of regents were appointed, each of whom ended up dead. By the time he was old enough to reign, Scotland's nobles had become unruly, accustomed to having no king. He was then taken prisoner after losing the battle of Neville's Cross to the English, and was only released 11 years later with the agreement of a huge ransom. Despite this burden, and the troublesome nobles, the last years of his reign were peaceful - it seems David was a wise, if unlucky, king.

Today in 1999 Alastair Hetherington, Scottish journalist, died. Editor of 'The Guardian' from 1956-75, Hetherington was pivotal in the transformation of the regional 'Manchester Guardian' into the national 'Guardian,' first by moving the printing to London, and then by removing the word 'Manchester' from its masthead.