Edward III of England was forced to recognise Bruce's kingship and Scotland's independence. The war was won. Bruce retired to his house in Cardross near Loch Lomond and died a year later.

The Second Scottish War of Independence began in 1332, only four years after the previous conflict had ended. Fought once more for the continued freedom of Scotland from English conquest, the war also ...

and Scotland lost its independence. William Wallace and Scottish resistance William Wallace led the resistance to the English occupation winning the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. A year later ...