Wars of Scottish Independence

The Battles Of William Wallace During The First Scottish War Of Independence The conflicts between Scotland and England have always happened, they date all the way back to 603AD, according to a timeline of battles on skyelander.org. Of course when you have two equally intelligent men reigning side by side, one of them is going to try to overthrow the other at one point, when the opportunity presents itself, its a part of mankind. It is something that has happened continuously throughout…

1995 film tells the story of William Wallace, a Scottish warrior in the late 12th century who leads the Scottish in the first war for independence against England. This amazing story of bravery is based on the poem, “The Acts and Deeds of the Illustrious and Valiant Champion Sir William Wallace”, written by an author called Blind Harry. Mel Gibson’s Braveheart thrusts William Wallace, a Scottish rebel, amid the historical wars for Scottish independence. Using extravagant settings along with…

Robert took advantage of the situation and conquered back some of the Scottish fortifications. In 1314 Stirling castle was delivered from the English Army. It was the most decisive victory in the history of Scotland. The battle received the name of “Battle of Bannockburn” due to the stream that was surrounding the castle and named Bannock (burn meaning “stream” in gaelic). This battle is still nowadays the symbol of the Scottish pride and…

Scots. Starting with only a small militia, Wallace's supporting forces grew to a full blown army taking back Scotland and ravaging the English North. Wallace’s leadership contributed immensely through many overwhelming victories for Scotland’s independence and for the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328, the document giving the Scots their freedom, 23 years after his death. Even today, almost 711 years later, he is considered a hero and an epitome of success. But how did…

William Wallace. William was one of the first Scots men to fight for independence. "Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace." (Brave heart: 1995 William Wallace) Not much is known about William's heritage, but a lot of people believe he was a son Sir Malcolm of Elderslie and that he was in training to become a priest. William Wallace led a rebellion against Edward the I. Edward the first was brought into Scotland's politics when the Scottish king died of a broken neck on his way to his marriage…

instigated. From these groups, several ultimately reaped major benefits while the remainders were simply cast aside. However, each of these groups played independent and important roles within the overall development and outcome of the war. In Kathleen Duval’s Independence Lost the author focuses on the certain forces, circumstances, and choices that drove these groups of people towards which side to join in the conflict.…

ended up helping to shape the country. John Witherspoon was born in Scotland and emigrated to the American colonies to become the president of the College of New Jersey (later called Princeton University). He became a vocal advocate for colonial independence…

“Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized” - Steve Allen. When one looks back to history for guidance in their future, they tend to ask themselves, “What can I do better this time, that I or others failed to accomplish back then?”. This is what the members of the Party asked themselves when they developed the ideology of their new totalitarian government. They developed this ideology as they looked upon the failures of past totalitarian governments and wondered how those failures could…

Fern that is associated with New Zealand but it might be hung till this day to the veterans that fought under the Union Jack. Back in 1707, while Queen Anne was still queen they decided to adopt the Union jack but that was the british flag during wars that would be flown over at the…

Should Britain Scrap Trident? Mark McLaughlin Over the past 10 years, there has been much debate on the Trident Renewal programme. On 19th July 2016, Members of Parliament finally voted for its renewal by a majority of 355. Therefore, Trident will be renewed and the overall cost will be a staggering £205 billion. I strongly disagree with this decision. I am convinced that Britain would be better off without Trident; I strongly…