The Scottish Wars of Independence: 1296 – 1313

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Notable figures from the first War of Independence as depicted by the Victorian artist William Hole. Inverurie (1307) Methven (1306) Pass of Brander (1307) Dalry (1306) Dupplin Moor (1332) Stirling Bridge(1297) Bannockburn (1314) Falkirk (1298) Dunbar (1296) Loudon Hill (1307) The Wars of Independence justifiably occupy a defining place in the history of Scotland. Before embarking on a record of…

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