Battle of Bannockburn

It contains, first of all, Brick Bannock refers to this small piece in here, this small box.

Now, I know you're English, so we'll bring it up, but it was brought into the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 when Scotland defeated England.

The tradition was that they wore that as a belt, so they brought the patron saint, St Columba, into battle.

We've reconstructed it and put the relics in off St Columba.

We must now pass rapidly over one of the most eventful and stirring periods of Scottish history, during which Wallace and Bruce, by almost superhuman efforts, succeeded in delivering the country from the domination and control of England.

The Battle of Bannockburn gave the final blow to the lofty pretensions of the English monarch.

He began to realize that the conquest of Scotland was not to be effected so easily as he had at one time vainly thought.

But unfortunately this splendid victory did not result in inaugurating a reign of peace and goodwill between the two countries.

I cannot write down for you all the prophecies which Thomas uttered, and which most surely came to pass, but I will tell you one or two.

He foretold the Battle of Bannockburn in these words, The burn of breed shall rin foul reed, which came to pass on that terrible day when the waters of the little Bannockburn were reddened by the blood of the defeated English.

He also foretold the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under a prince who was the son of a French queen and who yet bore the blood of Bruce in his veins.

A French queen shall bear the son, shall rule all Britain to the sea as near as is the ninth degree.

For the aged warrior Robert Bruce, hearing of the deposition of Edward II and the accession of a boy king, could not resist the temptation thus offered of reasserting the independence of Scotland.

No pains were spared by the English government to avert hostilities, but the Scotch were determined on war, and at Easter 1327 their king sent a formal defiance to Edward, declaring that he would enter England and burn it as he had done before the battle of Bannockburn.

Upon this a proclamation was issued in King Edward's name, summoning all the tenants of the crown to meet him in arms at Newcastle on May 19th, and a supporting fleet was ordered to sails to Skinburness, a port in the north of Cumberland.

While the king was on his way to the rendezvous, news reached him that the Scots had already entered English territory and were ravaging the county of Cumberland, 24,000 strong, under Randolph, Earl of Murray, and Sir James Douglas, the darling of Scottish story, the Bruce himself being too ill with leprosy to lead his army into the field.

Now William, at first, allied with the Kingdom of England, and pledged his sword to King Edward I in 1304, and even received a knighthood in the King's service.

However, after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, he switched over to the Scottish side and became heavily involved with King Robert the Bruce.

However, in 1320, he was involved in a conspiracy to overthrow King Robert, with historians being unsure whether the plot was to take the throne for himself or crown another noble.

However, before the dastardly deed was done, de Soules and his followers were captured, arrested and put on trial by the Scottish Parliament.

They find an ally in the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce.

And there's a legend that Robert the Bruce fought alongside the Templars at the Battle of Bannockburn, and it was a major victory for Scotland in the war for independence.

It's said that Robert the Bruce was so grateful to the Templars for helping him to defeat the English that he gave them privileges, he gave them titles, he gave them lands.

He helped them to regroup, reassemble, and find their strength again in Scotland.

They find an ally in the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce.

And there's a legend that Robert the Bruce fought alongside the Templars at the Battle of Bannockburn, and it was a major victory for Scotland in the war for independence.

It's said that Robert the Bruce was so grateful to the Templars for helping him to defeat the English that he gave them privileges, he gave them titles, he gave them lands.

He helped them to regroup, reassemble, and find their strength again in Scotland.