39. Making A King, Robert the Bruce
Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History
Fat Belly Films
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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This week Neil steps foot into Cambuskenneth Abbey, a place that was to prove crucial in the making of a legendary king - Robert the Bruce.
The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was a defining moment in the long Wars of Scottish Independence. Overlooked by the mighty Stirling castle, which sits atop the crag and tail of an extinct volcano, is a low-lying plain with the lazy meandering river Forth running across it. It was here that Robert the Bruce and his army took on a much larger English force, which was spearheaded by its dreaded heavy cavalry. Cambuskenneth Abbey, built beside the river Forth, plays an important part in Robert the Bruce’s story and this famous battle – it’s a location so thick with history you can almost feel it brush against your face!
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| 1:37.0 | Robert the Bruce got together with the Scottish Church, and they said when the time is right |
| 1:45.1 | we will together make you king. In this podcast we're coming face to face with the blood and gore of a brutal battle |
| 1:57.0 | a defining moment in the long wars of Scottish independence, a powerful English army spearheaded by its dreaded heavy cavalry. |
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