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Year 1297 ( MCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . Events. By place. Europe. January 8 – Guelph forces led by the Genoese leader François Grimaldi ( il Malizia) storm and capture the Rock of Monaco.
The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.
- 11 September 1297
- Scottish victory
- 30 November 2011
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Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called Magna Carta or sometimes Magna Charta ("Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
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Battle of Stirling Bridge, (11 September 1297). The kings of England repeatedly sought to extend their rule north of the border into Scotland. The death of the Scottish queen in 1290 gave Edward I of England the chance to take over the country, but his intentions were dashed with a major defeat at the hands of William Wallace.
The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297. Part of People, past events and societies Wars of Independence. Save to My Bitesize. Remove from My Bitesize. Clever tactics helped a small Scottish army led...
The Battle of Stirling Bridge, 11th September 1297, was the first major victory of the Scottish Wars of Independence. It cemented William Wallace’s reputation, demonstrated that the Scots could beat the English and also at European level was the first time foot soldiers ever defeated mounted knights. However, it has never been precisely clear ...
