Editing Battle of Langside (section)

==Aftermath==
Langside was a colossal defeat for Mary. Only one of Moray's men was killed, whereas over 100 of Mary's men were lost, a figure that almost certainly would have been much higher but for Moray's decision to avoid further bloodshed by ordering a halt to the pursuit. Over 300 of Mary's men were taken prisoner, including [[George Seton, 7th Lord Seton|Lord Seton]] and Sir James Hamilton and many of his followers. Mary and her escort rode off, first trying to reach Dumbarton Castle, but then turning south, eventually arriving at [[Dundrennan Abbey]]. From here she left for England, never to see Scotland again.<ref>Fraser, Antonia, ''Mary Queen of Scots'', Orion, London, 1969</ref>

Mary crossed the [[Solway Firth]] to [[Workington]] on 16 May 1568 at night with twenty companions. This unexpected event provoked a dispute amongst the English border officials. She stayed her first night at the house of [[Henry Curwen (1528–1596)|Heny Curwen]].<ref>[[Agnes Strickland]], ''Lives of the Queens of Scotland'', vol. 6, pp. 105–107.</ref> On the next day she moved to [[Cockermouth]] and was greeted by Richard Lowther, the deputy of [[Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton|Lord Scrope]] at [[Carlisle Castle]]. Lowther escorted Mary to [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]] on 18 May. Meanwhile, the [[Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland|Earl of Northumberland]] who was at [[Topcliffe, North Yorkshire|Topcliffe]] heard the news from Workington, which was in his jurisdiction. The Earl obtained a letter of authority from the Council of the North at York to be the Scottish Queen's host and to "let none of them escape." When the Earl arrived at Carlisle on 22 May, Richard Lowther defied him, and the Vice-Chamberlain of England, [[Francis Knollys (the elder)|Francis Knollys]], upheld Lowther's actions.<ref>''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 408–413</ref>

Over the next five years Mary's supporters in Scotland continued a [[Marian civil war|civil war]] with the Regents of Scotland.