The episode traces the Scottish Wars of Independence from the death of King Alexander III in 1286 through the rise and fall of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, to the decisive victory at Bannockburn in 1314 and the eventual recognition of Scottish independence by England in 1328. It covers Edward I's interference in Scottish affairs, the massacre at Berwick, the battles of Dunbar, Stirling Bridge, Falkirk and Bannockburn, and the human toll of occupation, famine and plague borne by ordinary families. The story closes with the later Balliol and David II years, the Black Death and the Treaty of Berwick.
More: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/scottish-independence
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