Bannockburn: The Scottish War and the British Isles 1307-1323
Michael Brown
Abstract
The battle of Bannockburn, fought on the fields south of Stirling at midsummer 1314, is the best-known event in the history of Medieval Scotland. It was a unique event. The clash of two armies, each led by a king, followed a clear challenge to a battle to determine the status of Scotland and its survival as a separate realm. As a key point in the Anglo-Scottish wars of the fourteenth century, the battle has been extensively discussed, but Bannockburn was also a pivotal event in the history of the British Isles. This book analyses the road to Bannockburn, the campaign of 1314 and the aftermath ... More
Keywords: Bannockburn, Stirling, Medieval Scotland, Anglo-Scottish wars, fourteenth century, campaign of 1314, battle, Medieval British Isles, nations, identities
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2008 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748633326 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: September 2012 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748633326.001.0001 |
