The Second Scottish Wars of Independence

The wars of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce cast a long shadow in Scottish history. The collapse and recovery of the Bruce cause in the reign of his son, David II, has not attracted much attention among historians of medieval warfare, despite the fact that the Scots were utterly defeated in 3 major battles. So how did England manage to lose the war? Drawn from English and Scottish state papers and chronicle accounts, this new book tells the story of the armies and campaigns that would de…