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Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart am Brusach), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
5 days ago · Robert the Bruce (born July 11, 1274—died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland) was the king of Scotland (1306–29), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328).
Nov 8, 2018 · The image of Bruce as model king and consummate defender of Scotland endures to this day, but the man behind the myth is harder to pinpoint: Whereas predecessor William Wallace is, according to...
May 26, 2019 · Robert the Bruce (July 11, 1274–June 7, 1329) was king of Scotland for the last two decades of his life. An ardent proponent of Scottish independence and a contemporary of William Wallace, Robert remains one of Scotland's most beloved national heroes.
One of the most famous — fine, infamous — episodes in the biography of Robert the Bruce occurred Feb. 10, 1306, when Robert arranged a meeting with his longtime political rival, John "the Red" Comyn, inside a church.
Feb 9, 2023 · Reigning as King of Scots from 1306 to 1329, Robert I, also known as Robert the Bruce, etched his name in the annals of Scottish history as one of the fiercest warrior-kings and defenders of his kingdom’s independence.
Robert I, known as Robert the Bruce, (born July 11, 1274—died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot.), King of Scotland (1306–29). Though Robert was of Anglo-Norman ancestry and held lands in both England and Scotland, he sided with the Scots against England and supported the rebel William Wallace. He gained the Scottish throne in ...
Discover how Robert the Bruce, the medieval King of Scotland secured Scottish independence from England.
Robert the Bruce (1274-1329). King of Scotland from 1306, until his death in 1329. Hero of the Scottish War of Independence. Robert the Bruce was probably born in Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, to Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale.
Robert the Bruce is one of the most memorable kings of Scotland, reigning from 1306 to 1329. He was a nobleman from the south west of the country, most famous for his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn and gaining his nation's crown and independence with the Declaration of Arbroath in the early 14th century.
