- The BBC has this good overview of this historical event.
Battle of Bannockburn: What was it all about? http://bbc.in/1jKwLZg pic.twitter.com/Ii9dFCPXl8- You can read this contemporary account of the battle...
The Battle of the Bannockburn (1314), according to the Vita Edwardi SecundiThe anonymous author of the Vita Edwardi Secundi provides one of the best accounts of the reign of Edward II. This includes his description of the battle of Bannockburn in 1314, where the Scots under Robert Bruce defeated Edward and his army.- Today and for the next few days, there will be many events to commemorate the battle...
Bannockburn anniversary: Wreath laying and guided walks are held to mark 700 years since Battle of Bannockburn http://bbc.in/1qGkJb7
Anniversary of historic battle marked with torchlight processionMore than 100 people have taken part in a torchlight procession to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. Led by the National Trust for Scotland, the group set off at midnight walking from the battlefield visitor centre to the Rotunda monument, home to the Borestone where Robert the Bruce is said to have planted his standard the night before the 1314 battle.- Some of the people talking about the event on Twitter...
On this day in 1314, the armies of Robert the Bruce defeated the much larger forces of King Edward II of England #bannockburn #1314
On this day 700 years ago the Battle of #Bannockburn began, a pivotal event in the 1st War of #Scottish Independence. http://boybrew.co/9780957563605
Battle of #Bannockburn #FamilyHistory Project: exhibition at the Bannockburn Visitor Centre, 21 June to 2 August 2014 http://bit.ly/1isHo8p- Scotland isn't the only place where the Battle of Bannockburn is being celebrated - here is what is taking place in New Zealand!
Battle of Bannockburn re-enacted in OtagoPublished: 8:05PM Tuesday June 24, 2014 Source: ONE News As Scotland prepares to vote on independence, a small enclave of historians in central Otago celebrates a battle that was the turning point for Scottish independence. The Battle of Bannockburn was re-enacted by some slightly eccentric and good humoured supporters 700 year ago to the day the battle took place.- Preparations to mark the event have been underway for several years. A few months ago a new visitors centre was opened at the battlefield...
- New archaeological research has revealed new details about where the Battle actually took place...
Cross marks the spot of Battle of BannockburnA medieval cross dropped by a fleeing English cavalryman has helped pinpoint the exact location of the Battle of Bannockburn, according to experts. The cross is one of a number of items recovered during a major archaeological sweep of the area, which has narrowed the site of the bloody battlefield to the Carse.- If you want to know more about the battle, this podcast from BBC's In Our Time discusses the event with Matthew Strickland, Fiona Watson and Michael Brown...
In Our Time: Battle of Bannockburn - Medievalists.netFrom the BBC Radio programme: In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bannockburn. On June 23rd 1314, Scottish forces under their king Robert the Bruce confronted a larger army commanded by the English monarch Edward II at Bannockburn.- We also have a few other interesting bits of information about the Battle of Bannockburn on Medievalists.net...
Letter from Robert the Bruce to Edward II discovered - attempt at peace before Bannockburn - Medievalists.netNew research has revealed a letter written in 1310 by Robert Bruce to King Edward II, presenting historians with fresh information about a pivotal time in the Wars of Scottish Independence. The letter was sent less than four years before Robert Bruce won a famous victory at the Battle of Bannockburn against the English king which paved the way for Scottish independence.
Reputations in Scottish History: King Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) - Medievalists.netReputations in Scottish History: King Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) By Michael A. Penman Études écossaises, Vol. 10 (2005) Introduction: The initial concerns of this Reputations study were twofold. Firstly, that it would find that Robert Bruce only existed in the shadow of his predecessor in Scotland's medieval fight against England, the purer patriot William Wallace (d.
15th-century copy of The Brus restored - Medievalists.netOne of the oldest copies of The Brus - the epic poem about Robert the Bruce and the Scottish Wars of Independence - has been restored by the University of Cambridge. The copy, which was made in 1487, had deteriorated over centuries of use. The Brus is 14,000 line poem, written by John Barbour around 1375.
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