The Price of Freedom (2010)
The Price of Freedom
“No one had entered or left since early this morning and now, as he waited for the midday meal, he recalled the role the imposing keep had played in Scotland’s history. Here the nobles of Scotland had foolishly acknowledged Edward I of England as the supreme and direct laird of Scotland in 1291, the year of Bryan’s birth. Then the nobles had accepted Edward’s choice for Scotland’s king, John Balliol, thus setting in motion the events that had fueled the war Bryan had fought in since he was barel...y fifteen.
Within five years, Edward removed his puppet from Scotland’s throne, and Robert the Bruce inherited his father’s title as Earl of Carrick. He also inherited his family’s claim to the crown, a crown Edward usurped as his own. Edward’s first act as Scotland’s king had been to sack the town of Berwick, a town just north of them now, ordering his men to spare no one. Thousands were hacked to death over a two-day period; even women and children had not been spared.
God have mercy, Kathryn was now imprisoned at Norham under English authority.MoreLess
Within five years, Edward removed his puppet from Scotland’s throne, and Robert the Bruce inherited his father’s title as Earl of Carrick. He also inherited his family’s claim to the crown, a crown Edward usurped as his own. Edward’s first act as Scotland’s king had been to sack the town of Berwick, a town just north of them now, ordering his men to spare no one. Thousands were hacked to death over a two-day period; even women and children had not been spared.
God have mercy, Kathryn was now imprisoned at Norham under English authority.MoreLess
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