SPEYSIDE HISTORY

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    • S1 Independence and Union
    • S2 French Revolution
    • S2 Russian Revolution
    • S2 Nazism and the Holocaust
    • S3 Industrial Revolution
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    • Wars of Independence
    • Atlantic Slave Trade
    • USA 1850-1880
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    • Britain 1851-1951
    • Germany 1815-1939
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  • S1-S3 Classes
    • S1 Stone and Iron
    • S1 Independence and Union
    • S2 French Revolution
    • S2 Russian Revolution
    • S2 Nazism and the Holocaust
    • S3 Industrial Revolution
    • S3 First World War
    • S3 Causes of World War 2
  • National 4/5
    • Wars of Independence
    • Atlantic Slave Trade
    • USA 1850-1880
  • Higher
    • Migration and Empire
    • Britain 1851-1951
    • Germany 1815-1939
  • Advanced Higher
  • Classical Studies
    • Classical Greece
    • Classical Literature
    • Roman World
  • Blog

THE WARS OF INDEPENDENCE
NATIONAL HISTORY

The Scottish Wars of Independence began in 1286 with the death of King Alexander III and ended in 1328 with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh.  The crisis was caused because Alexander III died without an obvious heir.  King Edward I intervened and installed John Balliol as King, but his reign was difficult, troubled, and ended by an English invasion. 

​Scottish resistance continued, most notably under William Wallace, until Robert Bruce rose up and had himself crowned as King of Scots.  After the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the fight for Scottish independence was won, and was formalised by a treaty between Scotland and England in 1328.
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RESOURCES: NATIONAL 4/5

WEBSITES

ROBERT THE BRUCE BIOGRAPHY
BBC website about the life of Robert the Bruce.

WEBSITES

FACT OR FICTION: BRAVEHEART (48:00)
Channel 4 documentary on William Wallace, hosted by Tony Robinson.
THE BRUCE (2:00:30)
Full length movie about the life of Robert the Bruce.
Mark McMinn
Speyside High School History Department

speysidehistory@hotmail.co.uk

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