Robert the Bruce : King of Scots
Michael A. Penman (Author)
Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) was the famous unifier of Scotland and defeater of the English at Bannockburn - the legendary hero responsible for Scottish independence. Michael Penman retells the story of Robert's rise - his part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I, his seizing of the Scottish throne after murdering his great rival John Comyn, his excommunication, and devastating battles against an enemy Scottish coalition - climaxing in his victory over Edward II's forces in June 1314. He then draws attention to the second part of the king's life after the victory that made his name
eBook, English, 2014
Yale University Press, New Haven [Connecticut], 2014
collective biographies
1 online resource (473 pages, 27 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, photographs
9780300148725, 9780300209280, 9780300240313, 0300148720, 0300209282, 0300240317
1076646111
Part one: To be the king. Body and soul: formative years, 1274-92
Conflict: Earl of Carrick, 1293-99
Dead end: vacillation, 1300-6
You can't get away with murder: King Robert, 1306-10
The harder they fall: victory in Scotland, 1310-14
Part two: After Bannockburn. The desperate hours: war and famine, 1314-17
Dark victory: the price for Berwick, 1317-19
Dark passage: in search of respite, 1319-22
To have and have not: King of Scotland, 1322-26
Dead reckoning: peace and piety, 1326-28
Beat the devil: preparing for the end, 1328-29
Conclusion: Bruce Kingship and the legacy of Scotland's wars, c. 1286-c.1329
Includes index
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