To war with Wallace!
30 years since the premiere of the blockbuster Braveheart, and in time for the anniversary of the Battle of Stirling Bridge on 11th September, join resident Time Tunneller Barbara Henderson for a trip back in time to the Scottish Wars of Independence.
Wallace’s co-commander at the battle has been all but forgotten. Barbara’s new book, To War with Wallace, pays homage to Andrew de Moray and introduces a writing challenge to test your pupils’ power of persuasion.
Walk the paths of the Abbey Craig with Barbara, where Wallace and de Moray must have planned their battle strategy. Look down on the loop in the river which proved to be the English army’s downfall on the day. And watch till the end for a glimpse of Barbara’s battle gear!
Free teaching resource
About the book
Scottish Wars of Independence, 1297. Scottish resistance has been crushed, and King Edward, Hammer of the Scots, now rules the North.
Doesn’t he?
At Chester Castle, young apprentice armourer Harry has no idea just how much his life is going to change from the moment he is told to guard an imprisoned Scottish
nobleman: the rebel Andrew de Moray. The boy’s momentary carelessness gives the prisoner all he needs: an opportunity to escape. Harry finds himself kidnapped, and on his way to Scotland.
Soon, he is caught up in the Northern Rising with its skirmishes and stealth attacks. But these are nothing to the storm of questions in Harry’s mind: Whose cause is right? Why has his new master joined forces with the outlaw William Wallace? Can his new friend
Euphemia be trusted?
As arrows fly and swords clash at the battle of Stirling Bridge, Harry must choose: Whose side is he on?
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About the author
I write novels for children: Fir for Luck (2016), Punch (2017), Wilderness Wars (2018), Black Water (2019), The Siege of Caerlaverock (2020), The Chessmen Thief (2021), The Reluctant Rebel (2022), Rivet Boy (2023), The Boy, the Witch and the Queen of Scots (2024), I Don’t Do Mountains (2025) and To War with Wallace (2025). In addition, I have written two non-fiction books for adults called Scottish by Inclination (2021) and Made from Girders (2023). Alongside writing and visiting schools as an author or storyteller, I also work as a drama teacher in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland.
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