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To Thomas Greenfield, the queen's manservant, in recompense for his labours in the making of the "War Wolf", which the king ordered to be made to slight Stirling Castle, forty pounds, by his own hand at Clifton on 12 September. [6]
The last stronghold of resistance to English rule was Stirling Castle. Armed with twelve siege engines, the English laid siege to the castle in April 1304. [2] For four months the castle was bombarded by lead balls (stripped from nearby church roofs), Greek fire, stone balls, and even some sort of gunpowder mixture. Edward I had sulphur and ...
Siege of Stirling Castle (1314), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison preceding the battle of Bannockburn; Between 1571 and 1585, the castle was besieged three times by Scottish factions during the reign of James VI. [1] Siege of Stirling Castle (1651), successful siege by Oliver Cromwell during the Third English Civil War. Siege of ...
There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. Stirling Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is now a tourist attraction managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
Stirling Castle, Caerlaverock Castle and Bothwell Castle were besieged by Scottish forces in 1299 and the English garrisons were forced to surrender. Robert de Brus, Earl of Carrick attacked Lochmaben Castle in August 1299, that was under the control of the English, in his fathers the Lord of Annandale's lands in Annandale, however failed to capture it. [1]
Battle of Bannockburn; Part of the First War of Scottish Independence: This depiction from the Scotichronicon (c. 1440) is the earliest-known image of the battle. King Robert wielding an axe and Edward II fleeing toward Stirling feature prominently, conflating incidents from the two days of battle.
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Following the battle he was captured and taken to Rochester Castle in England where he was imprisoned. [2] He was released after agreeing to serve King Edward I of England overseas. [2] He returned to Scotland where he was second in command of Stirling Castle under his cousin of the same name, Sir William Oliphant.