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Stirling Castle
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Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Sti
Aerial view of Stirling Castle
Aerial view of Stirling Castle
Statue of Robert the Bruce on the castle esplanade
Statue of Robert the Bruce on the castle esplanade
Mowbray refuses to let Edward II into the castle.
Mowbray refuses to let Edward II into the castle.
The north gate of the castle, at the lower left, is probably the oldest part of the castle, dating partly from the 1380s.
The north gate of the castle, at the lower left, is probably the oldest part of the castle, dating partly from the 1380s.
Battle of Bannockburn
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The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence.
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…The following summer, the English duly headed north, led by Edward II, to save the castle. On 23 June 1314, King Robert's forces met the English at the Battle of Bannockburn, within sight of the castle walls. The resulting English defeat was decisive. King Edward attempted to take refuge in the castle, but Mowbray was…
This depiction from the Scotichronicon (c. 1440) is the earliest-known image of the battle. King Robert wielding an axe and Edward II fleeing toward S
This depiction from the Scotichronicon (c. 1440) is the earliest-known image of the battle. King Robert wielding an axe and Edward II fleeing toward Stirling feature prominently, conflating incidents from the two days of battle. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Holkham Bible, c. 1330: Depiction of a biblical battle, giving an impression of how soldiers were equipped at Bannockburn.
Holkham Bible, c. 1330: Depiction of a biblical battle, giving an impression of how soldiers were equipped at Bannockburn.
The hemicircle of the modern Bannockburn monument
The hemicircle of the modern Bannockburn monument
Bruce addresses his troops, from Cassell's History of England.
Bruce addresses his troops, from Cassell's History of England.