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Post by Waverley on Jun 12, 2011 12:24:54 GMT 1
Robert I (1306-1329) Robert the Bruce's grandfather, Robert Bruce of Annandale, who had estates in Huntingdon as well as Scotland, was one of the claimants to the throne of Scotland on the death of Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway, in 1290 (he was a descendant of King Alexander II). On the death of his father, the Earl of Carrick, Robert was reputedly the richest man in England. In 1306, after a quarrel and murdering John Comyn, Robert declared himself King of Scotland. He was crowned at Scone in March 1306 and then began a geurilla war against the English King Edward I. Initially he was not successful but gradually, with increasing support, he captured a number of castles - chivalrously allowing the defenders to return to England. Bruce heavily defeated the English army at Bannockburn in 1314 and defeated King Edward II's invasion in 1322 by a "scorched earth" policy. King Edward III of England eventually agreed to the Treaty of Edinburgh in 1328 which recognised Scotland's independence, ending the 30 years of the Wars of Independence. King Robert was gravely ill by this time and died at Cardross on 7 July 1329. His body was buried at Dunfermline Abbey but, at his request, his heart was taken on a Crusade against the Moors in Spain by James Douglas. It is now buried in Melrose Abbey.
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Post by Waverley on Oct 2, 2012 17:07:13 GMT 1
Finally finished my final paper for this course at Dundee University held over from last year. I will tell you one thing Robert The Bruce was one devious bar stud...sorry folks but there was no other way to describe him. A charlatan and a chancer of the highest degree. William Wallace mistrusted him and so did Edward I & II of England.
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Post by Beth on Oct 2, 2012 20:34:16 GMT 1
You know Charlie, I was rotten at history so when I said I did not fancy Robert the Bruce, I thought I had missed something. AH KNOW, don't shout me down, but after watching Braveheart I always knew I was not so daft, so thank you for confirming my doubts
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