Wars of Scottish Independence

There were two Scottish wars for independence.Today we will be talking about the first of the two. Now the war for independence for the scottish started when the british invaded the scots in 1296 and.Side note here doesn't it seem like the british invaded a lot of countries like all of the time.Anyway after the successful invasion of scotland lots of campaigns happened to drive the british out. Like in 1304 when Robert the Bruce renewed several campaigns following the killings of the red comyn and. In 1314 the scottish had a victory at bannockburn for their independence. Then lots of military and diplomatic campaigns happened which gave way to a treaty called Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328. But before all of this in 1297 the actual…

Sir William Wallace Sir William Wallace was a Scottish Knight during the Wars of Scottish Independence. One of the many battles he fought took place at Stirling Bridge, Stirling, Scotland. Our story begins on September 10 in the year 1297. William Wallace and the 3,000 Scottish freedom fighters arrived at River Fourth. That night the army set up camp and waited. When the English army of nearly 10,000 soldiers arrived, Wallace knew this was going to be a tough battle. Wallace and his…

As we aggressively protect our freedom, we admire the rebels who have fought for it. Writers of history flatter these individuals in stories. Their admirable traits make them very susceptible to immortalisation through myth and legend. Two individuals who have been thus immortalised are Roman gladiator Spartacus and Scottish rebel William Wallace. They continue to inspire people to strive for freedom. As long as rebels survive in the public interest, such as through story, myth or symbolism,…

Throughout human civilization, few people have shaped the history of their country so much as Robert the Bruce of Scotland. From the time he became an adult until his death, he fought - both diplomatically and militarily - to maintain the independence of the Scottish people. As he himself famously said, “we fight not for glory, nor for wealth, nor honour but only and alone for freedom which no good man surrenders but with his life” (Innes, 2). Over the course of his nearly fifty-five years,…

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