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'Oldest surviving' Bannockburn manuscript restored

One of the oldest surviving copies of a poem detailing the Battle of Bannockburn has been restored in time for the battle's 700th anniversary.
The 1,400-line epic poem "The Brus" was written by the Archdeacon of Aberdeen in about 1375, and covers Robert the Bruce's Scottish wars of independence.
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The Battle of Bannockburn

Wed, 2 Feb 11

Duration: 43 mins

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Battle of Bannockburn of 1314. The culmination of a war of independence which had rumbled on for eighteen years, it paved the way for the restoration of full Scottish independence. Melvyn is joined by Matthew Strickland, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow; Fiona Watson, Honorary Research Fellow in History at the University of Dundee; and Michael Brown, Reader in History at the University of St Andrews.

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The Battle of Bannockburn (Blār Allt a' Bhonnaich in Scottish Gaelic) 

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Construction will start this summer on a visitor centre at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn to mark its 700th anniversary.
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The Battle of Bannockburn (24 June 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Braveheart Trilogy~The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.( Bannockburn )

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