Scotland and England are two nations divided by their experience of history. That divide was never wider than during the Wars ...

Edward decided that Balliol should be king at Berwick in November 1292. He was crowned king of Scotland at Scone on the 30 November 1292. He faced several immediate problems: he was an ...

Edward procured a veritable avalanche of claimants, with Bruce and Balliol under the immediate pressure of others seeking Edward's favour. Of the two original claimants, Bruce was the first to pay ...