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The last stronghold of resistance to English rule was Stirling Castle. Armed with twelve siege engines, the English laid siege to the castle in April 1304. [2] For four months the castle was bombarded by lead balls (stripped from nearby church roofs), Greek fire, stone balls, and even some sort of gunpowder mixture. Edward I had sulphur and ...
Siege of Stirling Castle (1337), unsuccessful siege by Andrew Murray; Siege of Stirling Castle (1314), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison preceding the battle of Bannockburn; Between 1571 and 1585, the castle was besieged three times by Scottish factions during the reign of James VI. [1] Siege of Stirling Castle (1651), successful ...
There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. Stirling Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is now a tourist attraction managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
Alistair Petrie (born 30 September 1970) is a British actor. He has starred in The Bank Job (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), Rush (2013) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). ). Petrie has also starred in the Channel 4 television series Utopia, the BBC One television series The Night Manager, Sherlock, and Undercover, and as Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Edu
In the final episode of this season of Bridgerton, newlyweds Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and John (Victor Alli) are preparing to travel to their home in Scotland, alongside Eloise (Claudia Jessie) and ...
Netflix enlisted some of Hollywood’s hottest names to bring the beloved book Uglies to life. Joey King stars as Tally Youngblood in the new movie — based on author Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 ...
Mack began filming of the Netflix miniseries The Witcher: Blood Origin in August 2021, [14] set in a time 1,200 years before The Witcher, and appeared in a main role as Princess Merwyn in a cast that includes Lenny Henry, Laurence O'Fuarain and Michelle Yeoh. [15] The series was released on Netflix on 25 December 2022. [16]
Kedar Williams-Stirling (/ ˈ k iː d ər /; [1] born 14 December 1994) is an English actor. His film roles include the action dramas Shank (2010) and Montana (2014). On television, he has appeared as a series regular on the CBBC teen fantasy Wolfblood (2012–2014) and the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2023).