Thursday, September 9, 2010

Notes on Scotland

    1296 - Scotland was conquered

    1997 - Wallace killed an English nobleman, starting the beginning of his personal legend

    • He and his followers state at a base. It was a base of operations they fought out of.
    • He was the first great freedom fighter for Scotland

    Battle of Stirling Bridge

    • William Wallace's biggest victory
    • Killed over 5,000 English

    1304 - submitted to Edward

    Robert the Bruce

    • Intensified what was already a Scottish civil war
    • Turned thoughtful at the end of his life
    • Regained his kingdom after seven years
    • Outnumbered 3-1 in the battle
    • Defeated Edward II

  1. 22 years the Scots raided huge areas of Northern England

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