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The battle of Bannockburn, fought on the fields south of Stirling at midsummer 1314, is the best known event in the history of Medieval Scotland. It was a unique event. The clash of two armies, each led by a king, followed a clear challenge to a battle to determine the status of Scotland. As a key point in the Anglo-Scottish wars of the fourteenth century, the battle has been extensively discussed, but Bannockburn was also a pivotal event in the history of the British Isles. This book analyses the road to Bannockburn, the campaign of 1314 and the aftermath of the fight. It demonstrates that in
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How writers have imagined the idea of Scottish independence over 700 years Poet and critic Robert Crawford explores in eloquent detail the literary-cultural background to Scottish nationalism in the lead-up to the referendum on independence for Scotland in September 2014. He begins with the totemic Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, in which the Scots routed the English and preserved their independence until the two nations peacefully united in 1707. Continuing up to the present day, he examines how writers have set out in poetry, fiction, plays and on film the ideal of Scottish independence. Pu
Fictions. --- Literary works. --- Scottish -- Literature. --- English literature --- Scottish literature --- Bannockburn, Battle of, Scotland, 1314 --- English --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- Languages & Literatures --- History & Archaeology --- English Literature --- Great Britain --- Bannockburn, Battle of, 1314 --- Scottish authors --- History and criticism --- Caractère national --- Bataille de Bannockburn (1314) --- Bannockburn, Battle of, Scotland, 1314. --- Dans la littérature. --- History and criticism. --- Écosse (GB) --- Scotland --- In literature. --- History --- Caractère national --- Dans la littérature. --- Écosse (GB)
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"Scotland and the First World War : Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Bannockburn is a collection of new interdisciplinary essays interrogating the trans-historical myths of nation, belonging and martial identity that shaped Scotland's encounter with the First World War. In a series of thematically linked essays, experts from the fields of literature, history and cultural studies examine how Scotland remembers war, and how remembering war has shaped Scotland"--Provided by publisher.
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