Category: Alexander III

Many years ago, tired of the oppression upon his country, a man rose up from the shadows, one without a well-known name, seemingly from nowhere, and led his country in the Scottish Wars for Independence. That man, is now a household name: Sir William Wallace, aka Braveheart. There is not much known of Wallace and […]

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Please welcome today my friend Ian Colville.  In a virtual case of It’s a Small World, I ‘met’ Ian, as best as I can remember (Ian will hopefully correct me if I’m wrong), when he stopped by my blog or facebook author page and said hello, having read my book.  On checking out his site, […]

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Be sure to scroll to the end of the article for information about the Lucky Leprechaun Blog Hop and Giant giveaway, and how to enter to win over 150 prizes. Edward Bruce: Last High King of Ireland For hundreds of years, the Highlands of Scotland shared more culture with Ireland, across the water, than with […]

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History has always fascinated me, but some eras could have ended better. The thirteenth century is full of these unfortunate events. It ended badly for Scotland, but even worse for Wales, which lost its prince and its independence to King Edward I of England. Edward had his eyes on Wales for thirty years, ever since […]

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Central to Robert Bruce’s struggles, and Scotland’s Wars of Independence which form the backdrop of The Blue Bells Trilogy, is England’s claim to be overlords of Scotland. Why Edward I claimed, in the late 1200’s, to be overlord of Scotland requires a trip back to 1174.  (Fasten your seatbelts, our time machine is revving its engines!)  […]

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