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	<title>The World of the Blue Bells Trilogy &#187; Great Figures of Medieval Scotland</title>
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		<title>Braveheart: William Wallace by Eliza Knight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iain The Pict on Scottish Heroes</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2012/03/ian-colville-on-scottish-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please welcome today my friend Ian Colville.  In a virtual case of It&#8217;s a Small World, I &#8216;met&#8217; Ian, as best as I can remember (Ian will hopefully correct me if I&#8217;m wrong), when he stopped by my blog or facebook author page and said hello, having read my book.  On checking out his site, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Kingdom Without Castles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a hot and muggy July in 1314 at Stirling Castle on the eastern coast of Scotland. Good King Robert, the Bruce, had just won a great victory at Blàr Allt a&#8217; Bhonnaich  or the Battle of Bannockburn, sending England&#8217;s Edward II, his pride and his army crushed, home to think again. But at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Day in Scottish History: The Abdication of John Balliol</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2011/07/this-day-in-scottish-history-the-abdication-of-john-balliol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, we have a winner!  An e-mail has been sent out to the winner of the Freedom Hop. ~~ &#160; July 10 is a date that was to have great impact on the Scottish Wars of Independence.  Before Robert the Bruce became one of Scotland&#8217;s greatest kings, there was John Balliol, king of Scots.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Not Quite Battle of Irvine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout history, the story of the American colonists&#8217; fight for freedom has been repeated: small and weak countries fighting against those bigger and larger.  The Scottish Wars of Independence are one such example. Since 1286, Edward I, king of England, had involved himself in Scotland&#8217;s affairs, claiming to be overland of the country.  With the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Irish-Scottish Connection</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2011/03/the-irish-scottish-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picture in the Sidebar: Tioram</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2011/02/picture-in-the-sidebar-tioram/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my two week trip to Scotland, I visited thirteen castles.  I&#8217;d be hard-pressed to say which was my favorite, although I can narrow it down to Tioram, Finlairig, Linlithgow, Urquhart, and Eileen Donan.  If I absolutely had to, I could probably narrow it down to Tioram and Finlairig. This week&#8217;s (or month&#8217;s, depending on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day, Sir James!</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2011/02/happy-valentines-day-sir-james/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first Valentine&#8217;s Day thoughts, as we know them weren&#8217;t sent until hundreds of years after the death of the Good Sir James.  Nonetheless, it seemed a good title for a piece on how James spent February 14, 1316. He spent it fighting what he later called the hardest fight of his life, the battle of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Scottish Welsh Connection by Sarah Woodbury</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2011/02/the-scottish-welsh-connection-by-sarah-woodbury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Burton Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>https://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/09/the-burton-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week Three of the Blue Bells of Scotland opens at The Burton Review.  Included are a guest post about my experience on the banks of the Bannockburn, where the great battle happened, and a giveaway.  Stop by and leave a comment for a chance to win a copy! Today&#8217;s Research: The Post Bannockburn Years There [...]]]></description>
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