The Battle of Bannockburn is one of the most celebrated in Scottish history. The battle is fortunately well-documented and involved a dramatic series of interesting encounters. It is widely considered to be the decisive action of the whole First War of Scottish...
The Battle of Happrew was a small skirmish during the First War of Scottish Independence. It saw the English forces occupying Scotland try to locate and capture two prominent leaders of the Scottish resistance, Sir William Wallace and Sir Simon Fraser. Although the...
The Battle of Roslin was a series of skirmishes fought in the spring of 1303 amidst a time of high tensions between the English and Scottish thrones. Although led by Sir John Comyn and Sir Simon Fraser, the actions at Roslin are known to be one of the last major...
The Battle of Falkirk was an epic disaster in the history of Scotland, which led the notorious William Wallace into the abyss of obscurity. In strategic terms, however, it was not that ruinous for the country as a whole in its aftermath, as Edward I failed to take...
As the First War of Scottish Independence raged on, William Wallace and his supporters continued in their defiance against their English oppressors. The country had been dominated by King Edward I of England, the self-pronounced King of Scotland, who had secured a...
Another chapter in the ongoing First War of Scottish Independence, the raid on Scone saw the tables turn for Scotland. King Edward I of England had named himself King of Scotland and his armies were successfully invading and securing strongholds through the country....
