. An English history with illustrations and maps/ by Symes ; adapted for use in Canadian elementary schools by George M. Wrong. ry at ^^^ Scots asked Edward to decide among the Dunbar. many claimants to the throne. He went into the matter carefully and finally awarded the crown to thereal heir, John Baliol. At his coi-onation Baiicjl did homagefor his realm to Edward as feudal* lord of Scotland. Thishomage the Scots resented and Edward soon found Baliola restlevss vassal. He summoned liim to London to meetvaiious complaints. There the Scottish king was treatedrudely and he went home more
. An English history with illustrations and maps/ by Symes ; adapted for use in Canadian elementary schools by George M. Wrong. ry at ^^^ Scots asked Edward to decide among the Dunbar. many claimants to the throne. He went into the matter carefully and finally awarded the crown to thereal heir, John Baliol. At his coi-onation Baiicjl did homagefor his realm to Edward as feudal* lord of Scotland. Thishomage the Scots resented and Edward soon found Baliola restlevss vassal. He summoned liim to London to meetvaiious complaints. There the Scottish king was treatedrudely and he went home more than e\evresentful. Finnlly he entered into analliance with France and defied accepted the defiance, led anarmy into Scotland and defeated theScots at Dunbar with great carried Baliol off a jDrisoner toLondon, and he still further woundedScottish pride by taking also to London ,pjjg coronation in triumph the Holy Stone on which Chair, containing from ancient times the Scottish kings had been crowned; it is still in Westminstei- Abl)ey, and on itevery English sovereign since Edward T has been 88 AN ENGLISH HISTORY But Scotland was not really conquered. Edward left therea few of his nobles to rule the land, and thisWallace. foreign domination soon aroused the national Robert Bruce spirit. William Wallace, an obscure knight, ledthe movement; he attacked Edwards agents,invaded and ravaged the north of England, and quickly grewformidable. Edward, now enraged, marched again intoScotland and inflicting a ciushing defeat at Falkirk. Aftera while it seemed that Scotland was really subdued andEdward began to do with it as he had done with Wales. Hedivided the land into shires, appointed judges and summonedScots to the English Parliament. But foreign rule the Scotswould not have. Wallace continued defiant. When, atlength, he fell into Edwards hands and was taken to Londonand executed as a traitor, it might well have seemed as if theScottish cause was l
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