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  • Robert the Bruce statue at Bannockburn defaced by 'BLM' graffiti

    06/15/2020 1:31:52 PM PDT · by SJackson · 64 replies
    The National Scotland ^ | 6-15-20 | Laura Webster
    The Robert the Bruce statue was spray-painted with graffiti calling him a 'racist king'. Credit for photographs: Grant Stobbart THE Battle of Bannockburn site was found vandalised yesterday with graffiti branding Robert the Bruce a “racist king” and calling for his statue to be removed. Images on social media appeared to show markings on the wall at the visitor centre and the statue. National Trust for Scotland bosses, who operate the centre, said they were “disappointed” by the act. The general manager for Edinburgh and East, Stuart Maxwell, said: “We are very disappointed by the vandalism of the iconic Bruce...
  • 700th anniversary: Bannockburn marked by simplest of ceremonies

    06/25/2014 4:03:56 AM PDT · by the scotsman · 21 replies
    The Scotsman ^ | 24th June 2014 | Brian Ferguson
    'A SIMPLE wreath-laying ceremony was staged to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn yesterday as the Scottish Government declared the event had helped inspire the nation’s “psyche”. A handful of visitors watched a ceremony at the spot Robert the Bruce is said to have planted his standard the night before he led his troops into battle. However, more than 15,000 people are expected to flock to the site, on the outskirts of Stirling, this weekend for a series of dramatic re-enactments and a “celebration” of Scottish culture and history. Ten children with roots from different parts of...
  • The ruling class ignores at its peril two important anniversaries coming up

    06/19/2014 8:08:44 AM PDT · by markomalley · 14 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 6/19/2014 | Rosslyn Smith
    June 24th marks the 700th anniversary of the Scots’ defeat of the English at the Battle of Bannockburn, an event that drove the English army out of Scotland and firmly established Robert the Bruce as king. Although the war for Scottish independence wasn't over for another 14 years, this overwhelming victory of inferior Scottish forces is generally viewed as the event that secured Scotland's independence for the next 400 years. An outnumbered, ragtag band of patriots prevailing over a large, well-equipped national army has long been the favored narrative of insurrectionists of all ilks. June 28th marks the 100 anniversary...
  • Investigating the site of Robert the Bruce's Scottish parliament

    03/22/2014 5:23:22 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 14 replies
    Past Horizons ^ | Thursday, March 20, 2014 | Guard Archaeology
    The Abbey is one of the few places specifically mentioned in the near contemporary accounts of the Battle of Bannockburn. It was here that Robert the Bruce kept his army’s baggage prior to the Battle of Bannockburn, though it is possible that this was also where supplies related to the on-going siege of Stirling Castle by the Scots were stored (it was to relieve the siege that Edward II brought his army to Bannockburn). The Abbey was later the location for a series of important parliaments during the rule of Robert I. The first of these, in November 1314, saw...
  • Robert the Bruce Battle of Bannockburn letter discovered

    06/01/2013 9:46:34 AM PDT · by the scotsman · 69 replies
    BBC News ^ | 1st June 2013 | BBC News
    'A copy of an unknown Robert the Bruce letter from the build-up to the Battle of Bannockburn has been discovered. The letter, sent in 1310, asks English King Edward II to stop persecuting the Scots. It shows Robert asserting his God-given authority as king of the Scots and addressing Edward as his equal. The script, thought to have been transcribed from the original, was discovered by chance by a professor of Scottish history at Glasgow University. Bruce's Scottish troops defeated the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The new letter was found in a document which dates...
  • [Battle of] Bannockburn

    01/01/2010 9:55:48 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 12 replies · 773+ views
    MacBRAVEHEART homepage ^ | prior to 2010 | unattributed
    The battle of Bannockburn was undoubtedly of one of the most spectacular battles of the Scottish Wars of Independence. Although the struggle against the English was to continue for some 13 years more, the Scottish victory was of enormous importance as it secured the future of the throne for Robert Bruce, King of Scots. To avoid confusion, at this point it should be noted that Robert Bruce, shown as a traitor in the film Braveheart, was no such thing. Never on any occasion did Bruce betray Wallace, since in actual fact, Wallace's support lay with the restoration of John Baliol...
  • Braveheart Killing 'Topped Bill At Fair'

    01/08/2006 2:22:49 PM PST · by blam · 34 replies · 1,562+ views
    Scotsman ^ | 1-8-2006 | George Mair
    Braveheart killing 'topped bill at fair' GEORGE MAIR WILLIAM Wallace's execution was the opening attraction of a giant medieval carnival, according to research which sheds new light on the freedom fighter's death in August 1305. The killing of 'Braveheart' Wallace, during which he was hanged, drawn and quartered, is now believed to have marked the opening of Bartholomew Fair - the largest medieval market in England, held annually for centuries to commemorate St Bartholomew's Day on August 24. Tens of thousands flocked to Smithfield - the site of his execution - for the fortnight-long celebration, which featured vast cloth and...
  • 'Lost' Coronation Abbey Unearthed (Robert The Bruce)

    07/20/2007 2:39:43 PM PDT · by blam · 45 replies · 1,350+ views
    BBC ^ | 7-20-2007
    'Lost' coronation abbey unearthed Experts have found the abbey where Robert the Bruce was crowned Archaeologists have unearthed the site where Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland. The location of the abbey at Moot Hill, the original home of the Stone of Destiny, was forgotten centuries ago. But it has now been identified by experts from Glasgow University who have been surveying the grounds of Scone Palace for the first time. They used scanners to detect buried structures and found part of the abbey church and a bell tower. The coronation of Pictish and Scottish kings took place...
  • Scots fought 'in bright yellow war shirts not Braveheart kilts'

    06/28/2009 6:41:21 PM PDT · by PotatoHeadMick · 113 replies · 5,035+ views
    Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 28 Jun 2009 | Simon Johnson
    Medieval Scottish soldiers fought wearing bright yellow war shirts dyed in horse urine rather than the tartan plaid depicted in the film Braveheart, according to new research. Historian Fergus Cannan states that the Scots armies who fought in battles like Bannockburn, and Flodden Field would have looked very different to the way they have traditionally been depicted. Instead of kilts, he said they wore saffron-coloured tunics called "leine croich" and used a range of ingredients to get the boldest possible colours.
  • Battle Of Bannockburn Stirrups Unearthed

    10/17/2003 2:45:19 PM PDT · by blam · 37 replies · 1,628+ views
    Scotsman ^ | 10-17-2003 | George Mair
    Battle of Bannockburn stirrups unearthed GEORGE MAIR ARCHAEOLOGISTS claim to have discovered the first physical evidence of the Battle of Bannockburn. A pair of horse stirrups, found earlier this year on a flood plain believed by most historians to be the site of the decisive second day of the battle, have been dated to the 14th century. They were unearthed by Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver, two archaeologists working on the final day of excavations for the forthcoming BBC2 series Two Men in a Trench. The badly-corroded iron stirrups are thought to have belonged to an English knight, probably one...