John Barbour wrote The Bruce in the Scots language. Which event is it about?

AThe Battle of Bosworth Field
BThe Battle of BannockburnRight answer
CThe Battle of Hastings
DThe Battle of Agincourt

Answer: The Battle of Bannockburn

Many Scots kept speaking Gaelic, while the Scots language was also developing. Poets wrote in Scots, among them John Barbour, whose The Bruce tells of Bannockburn.

From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "The Middle Ages". Practice question 83 of 651, written in our own words.

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