That divide was never wider than during the Wars of Independence in the 13th ... Edward led his army north to attack Scottish strongholds in a bitter war that laid waste to the south of Scotland.

The family played a key part in the First War of Scottish Independence with Sir James 'Black' Douglas gaining a spot at the highest table, becoming one of the Scot King's most trusted commanders.

Scottish independence polls: does Scotland want to leave the UK? Humza Yousaf: can new SNP leader keep Starmer out in Scotland? What Scotland can learn from Irish independence First Minister Humza ...

The Battle of Bannockburn is remembered as the pivot point in the First War of Scottish Independence, an English infantry of greater masses and might sent decisively into retreat to lay the ...

But she will leave parliament without achieving the one overriding ambition which first sparked her interest in politics as a teenager - Scottish independence. Sturgeon was born in Irvine in 1970 ...

A young metal detectorist from Newton Aycliffe has managed to find a huge sword pommel which "could be linked to the Scottish war of independence". Luke Cunliffe, 13, attends searches in fields ...

But First Minister ... blocks the referendum, her Scottish National Party, SNP, will run in the next British general election solely on a platform of Scottish independence, turning the election ...