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16. Scotland & the Auld Enemy
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On the 24th June 1314 Robert the Bruce and his outnumbered Flower of Scotland faced Edward II’s English army and send them packing home. In truth the majority of Edward’s army weren’t sent packing from Scotland, they never got off the battlefield alive. The Scots still savour this victory at the battle of Bannockburn.
The victory at Bannockburn not only ensured Scottish independence from England for the next 300 years but instilled a deep sense of pride and consciousness in the Scottish nation which resonates to this very day - as you can hear when Flower of Scotland is…
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