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Characters

From Robert the Bruce to the Welsh archers, learn more about the characters who helped determine the outcome of the Battle of Bannockburn.

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England

Expand image 1: A person dressed up as King Edward II. He wears a red and gold tabard over dark armour, with a bronze helmet fully covering his head and face. In one hand he holds a large red shield with three gold lions in it. In the other hand he holds a long sword across his chest. Expand image 2: A cartoon-style depiction of Isabella of France. She wears a white, close-fitted dress with a fur-lined cape. She wears a small crown. Expand image 3: A CGI depiction of the medieval knight Robert Clifford. He wears no helmet, but has a blue, red and yellow tabard over his armour. He is holding a truncheon over one shoulder. Expand image 4: A CGI illustration of a medieval knight on a white horse. The knight wears a full metal helmet and armour, and carries a blue-and-white striped shield. The horse has a red armour plate covering its head. Expand image 5: A CGI illustration of a medieval knight standing with his hands on his hips. He wears a gold helmet fully covering his head, and a yellow and red tabard over his chainmail. Expand image 6: A CGI illustration of a medieval knight standing proudly. He wears a silver, full-head helmet with a decorative plume. He wears a blue, white and gold tabard over his chainmail. He carries a long lance against his body. Expand image 7: A large blue shield with a white sash running diagonally across it. In the top right and bottom left corners are three gold lions rampant. Expand image 8: A large red shield with a white lion rampant on it. A scar-like black line runs diagonally across the shield. Expand image 9: A cartoon-style illustration of an older medieval knight. He wears no helmet and has red hair and a beard. He wears a white tabard over his armour with a red sash and three green parrots on it. Expand image 10: A large blue shield has a large gold lion rampant in the middle, surrounded by lots of small gold fleur-de-lis. Expand image 11: A large red shield with white motifs across it. There are three stone urn type motifs in the centre, surrounded by lots of white daggers. Expand image 12: A large red shield, with a yellow diagonal sash running across it. On the sash are three red circles, with smaller yellow circles in each. Expand image 13: A CGI image of a medieval knight. He wears a red helmet with a narrow slit for his eyes. He wears a red tabard with golden hay sheaves on it, over his armour. He carries a red shield over one arm, which also has three golden sheaves on it. Expand image 14: A CGI image of a medieval archer. He wears a rounded metal helmet and a long red tunic. He is holding a wooden bow and has a quiver of arrows slung across his back. Expand image 15: A young boy holds a red and yellow quartered shield in front of him. He wears a cloth covering over his head and a green tunic.
A statue of a man on a horse sits on top of a plinth in a diamond with a path leading up to it and grass and trees on either side.

People who fought for Scotland

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