Dr. Iain MacInnes

In part for a little bit. So, yes. King John is on the throne. He has an heir to succeed him. Things look reasonably straightforward for Scotland. But the bargain that Edward I struck during the Great Cause when he extracted that oath from the competitors, he calls that in. And so Scotland faces a range of demands that Scottish kings never faced before.

In part for a little bit. So, yes. King John is on the throne. He has an heir to succeed him. Things look reasonably straightforward for Scotland. But the bargain that Edward I struck during the Great Cause when he extracted that oath from the competitors, he calls that in. And so Scotland faces a range of demands that Scottish kings never faced before.

So there's demands for taxation, demands to appear at English parliaments, orders for military service in France, which the Scots don't want to do. So John is rather undermined at every turn by Edward I. But the Scots ultimately make a deal with the King of France, who Edward I has been at war with recently. So Edward I doesn't take this well. He starts to gather an army to invade Scotland.

So there's demands for taxation, demands to appear at English parliaments, orders for military service in France, which the Scots don't want to do. So John is rather undermined at every turn by Edward I. But the Scots ultimately make a deal with the King of France, who Edward I has been at war with recently. So Edward I doesn't take this well. He starts to gather an army to invade Scotland.

The Scots get their revenge in force by raiding Northern England. But Edward I then takes the opportunity to use that as an excuse to invade a Saxe barrack. He wins a battle at Dunbar and he then proceeds to take the submissions of all Scots who come to him, including King John himself, who is stripped of his crown and led off into captivity.

The Scots get their revenge in force by raiding Northern England. But Edward I then takes the opportunity to use that as an excuse to invade a Saxe barrack. He wins a battle at Dunbar and he then proceeds to take the submissions of all Scots who come to him, including King John himself, who is stripped of his crown and led off into captivity.

And Edward I also takes away every sign of Scottish royalty, including documents, including the Scottish crown and the Stone of Scone on which Scottish kings are inaugurated. The Bruces are not part of the Scottish Army, which loses at Dunbar. Robert VII may actually have been part of Edward I's forces.

And Edward I also takes away every sign of Scottish royalty, including documents, including the Scottish crown and the Stone of Scone on which Scottish kings are inaugurated. The Bruces are not part of the Scottish Army, which loses at Dunbar. Robert VII may actually have been part of Edward I's forces.

And when Robert VI asks Edward I for the crown, Edward is meant to have said, have we nothing better to do than win kingdoms for you?

And when Robert VI asks Edward I for the crown, Edward is meant to have said, have we nothing better to do than win kingdoms for you?

Yes, it's practical for them to do so.

Yes, it's practical for them to do so.

Yes, although no blue paint and no Australian accents. But yes, Robert VII does join in a series of rebellions which break out across Scotland in 1297. So in the north, you have Andrew Murray rising in rebellion, purging influence from the Highlands. In the south, you've got William Wallace undertaking similar activity.

Yes, although no blue paint and no Australian accents. But yes, Robert VII does join in a series of rebellions which break out across Scotland in 1297. So in the north, you have Andrew Murray rising in rebellion, purging influence from the Highlands. In the south, you've got William Wallace undertaking similar activity.

Bruce does come out in rebellion himself, but may have submitted relatively quickly.

Bruce does come out in rebellion himself, but may have submitted relatively quickly.

He submits to Edward I about 1301, 1302, yes. He does surrender and basically looks to try and protect himself.

He submits to Edward I about 1301, 1302, yes. He does surrender and basically looks to try and protect himself.

I suppose the point is that they don't necessarily feel Scottish or English or any of those things at this point because they have a kind of cross-border mentality.

I suppose the point is that they don't necessarily feel Scottish or English or any of those things at this point because they have a kind of cross-border mentality.