The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was one of the decisive battles of
British history. The bitter hostility between England and Scotland which
had continued since 1296, the contrasting characters of the opposing
commanders Edward II and Robert the Bruce, the strategy of the campaign
and the tactics of the battle itself - all these elements combine to
make the event one of absorbing and lasting interest.
The enormous impact of the Scottish victory on the fate of the two
kingdoms means the battle is ripe for the vivid and scholarly
reassessment that John Sadler provides in this fascinating book. The
Scottish victory meant that Scotland would not simply become an
appendage to England but would remain a free and independent state - it
also implied the war would continue...