First published at 10:37 UTC on March 15th, 2020.
The year is 1314 and just two English-held castle remain to be taken by King Robert the Bruce, Bothwell and Stirling. Bothwell is isolated and no real threat, however Stirling holds both symbolic and strategic significance as both the site of the vi…
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The year is 1314 and just two English-held castle remain to be taken by King Robert the Bruce, Bothwell and Stirling. Bothwell is isolated and no real threat, however Stirling holds both symbolic and strategic significance as both the site of the victory of 1297 and as the key to the north, respectively.
Having crushed the domestic opposition to his rule, King Robert placed his brother Edward in command of the siege. Sir Phillip Mowbray, the castle's garrison commander agreed with Edward that if no relief came by June 23rd then he could submit, handing over the castle, which prompted a huge effort on the English to march north to Robert's anger.
Choosing the battlefield, Robert now had to face his greatest threat in the English king, Edward II and his larger army at a place called Bannockburn. It was here that the future of Scotland and his crown would be decided...
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