Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ttempt to conquer Scotland.—Edward also at-tempted to conquer Scotland, but this proved a far harder task than to conquerWales. The Scottishking had died, leavingno direct heir, andseveral distant relativesclaimed the agreed to submitthe dispute to Edward,but he refused to actunless he were acknow-ledged as the commonswould not consent, thebarons and clergy decided infavour of John Balliol,though Robert Bruceh
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ttempt to conquer Scotland.—Edward also at-tempted to conquer Scotland, but this proved a far harder task than to conquerWales. The Scottishking had died, leavingno direct heir, andseveral distant relativesclaimed the agreed to submitthe dispute to Edward,but he refused to actunless he were acknow-ledged as the commonswould not consent, thebarons and clergy decided infavour of John Balliol,though Robert Brucehad a claim that manythought equally good. Soon Edward beganto act so much as if hehimself were king ofScotland that even Balliol rebelled. Edward invaded Scot-land in 1296, dethroned Balliol, and compelled the Scots tosubmit to his rule. When he went home, he carried withhim to London a stone upon which the kings of Scot-land had always sat when they were crowned. It iscalled the Stone of Scone, and the people believed that it wasthe very one that Jacob had for a pillow when he dreamedof the ladder and the angels. Edward put it into the. The Coronation Chair 1296-1306] THE ANGEVINS 77 chair in Westminster Abbey on which the king of Englandsits at his coronation. Thinking that Scotland was conquered, Edward went toFrance to settle with the French king, who was disputingthe claim of England to Gascony. But Scotland was notconquered. She waited only for a leader, and soon a leaderappeared in the person of Sir William Wallace. At firsthe does not seem to have had many followers, and the fewhe had were mostly of the humble class. Gradually hispersonal bravery drew around him many bold spirits, untilhe had an army. This army now marched into Englandand began to lay waste the country. On the approach ofthe English, Wallace retreated northwards, and made astand at Stirling. In order to reach him, the English hadto cross a narrow bridge and when only half the armywas over, Wallace mad
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