Seven earls wrote to Boniface VIII to defend a king's right to rule this kingdom in the 1301 Barons' Letter. In 1418, Charles
Seven earls wrote to Boniface VIII to defend a king's right to rule this kingdom in the 1301 Barons' Letter. In 1418, Charles VII became the first French king to employ an elite garde of troops from this kingdom. After beginning his military career by assassinating the sheriff of Lanark, a knight from this kingdom achieved his greatest victory by defeating a force under John de Warenne and Hugh de Cressingham as it crossed a (*) bridge over the River Forth. This kingdom was traditionally allied with France in the Auld Alliance. Edward I was known as the "Hammer" of the people of this region and crushed its armies at the Battle of Falkirk. For 10 points, name this northern region of the British Isles governed from Edinburgh and home to William Wallace.
Seven earls wrote to Boniface VIII to defend a king's right to rule this kingdom in the 1301 Barons' Letter.
(Kingdom of) Scotland [accept Alba] &lt;AF, BritHist&gt;