Think about your top-ten Scottish historical figures. How many are women? For most people, Scottish history is simplified to William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Bonnie Prince Charlie, etc. But women are 50% of the population and they *were* there - playing a central role - for everything from the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 to the Scottish Enlightenment.
We've asked Beth Reid, a historian who has become very well known on Instagram as historywithbeth, to talk to us about the many women who played history-making roles in the Scottish Wars of Independence. We cover:
- The basics of the Scottish Wars of Independence
- The reasons we should study women in history
- The story of Isabella MacDuff
- The influential Queens Consort during the Scottish Wars of Independence
- Women in combat roles
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