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1286 Mar Death of King Alexander III
1290 Sept Death of Margaret, Maid of Norway
1292 Nov John Balliol crowned king of Scotland
1296 July Balliol forced to surrender his crown to Edward I of England
1297 Sept Battle of Stirling Bridge, victory for William Wallace and Andrew Murray against the English
1297 Oct Wallace and Murray sent their letter to Lübeck
1298 July Battle of Falkirk, defeat of the Scots by the English
1299-c1302 Wallace went to France and Rome to seek support
1305 Aug Capture and execution of William Wallace
1306 Mar Robert Bruce seized power and crowned King Robert I of Scotland
1307 Death of Edward I and succession of his son, Edward II
1314 June Battle of Bannockburn, victory of Robert I over the English
1318 Ayr Manuscript (Parliament of Robert I)
1320 Apr Declaration of Arbroath
1328 English deposed Edward II in favour of his son, Edward III
1328 Mar Treaty of Edinburgh/Northampton: peace between Scotland and England
1329 June Death of Robert I

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