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• England is a country within Britain, and so is Scotland, Northern Ireland(not Ireland), and Wales. 
• Ireland, and Northern Ireland are two separate countries. Ireland is not part of the UK. 
• Britain, Great Britain, the British aisles, the UK are all the same thing. 
• William Wallace is the most important person in Scottish history at the point when the Scottish and English decide to butt heads. 
• Known as "Hammer of the Scots"
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/independence/features_independence_wallace.shtml
• He and his followers stayed at a base in the Ettrick Forest
• The battle of Sterling Bridge was William's greatest victory over the English, and they killed like 5,000 English battle. 
• He was one of the few Scots who never paid homage to Edward. he remained loyal to King John. 
• He escaped the slaughter, but was captured years later. 
• The English disemboweled him to kill. 
• He was like the first great freedom fighter for Scotland. 
• Robert The Bruce- He swore to undo Edward I's  work
• In 1306 he met with his main rival and stabbed him before an altar. 
• He had himself made king. Instead of unify Scots under a single leader, he just intensified the civil war.
• He fled Scotland.
• When he returned four months later, he was a better military leader
• He regained his kingdom by 1314
• Now the Scots sought international recognition
• He knew that he could only be successful if he could be the personification of Scotland
• Edward I
• Dies on his was to deal with Bruce
• was faced with complete humiliation when Bruce took most of his kingdom
• He finally marched up to battle Bruce
• Battle broke out after Bruce killed Edward I
• Edward II fled the battlefield