‘Edward II of England, stung by constant humiliations from Scottish raids, was assembling the largest army ever to invade Scotland. Over twenty thousand men, the flower of English chivalry, the finest knights in Europe, all converging on one goal – to crush Robert the Bruce and his lieutenants once and for all.’

This episode has been written by Nick Stewart, a New Zealander of Scottish and Māori descent – Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Huirapa, Ngāti Māmoe and Ngāti Waitaha –

Nick is a financial adviser and CEO of Stewart Group, a Hawke’s Bay and Wellington based, CEFEX and B Corp certified financial planning and advisory firm serving clients in New Zealand and abroad. He writes a weekly Canny View column for the NZ Herald and Hawke’s Bay Today, and is a frequent guest on The Adviser Talk podcast, amongst others. History is his lifelong love – and through his Scottish ancestry, this particular story is a family one.