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  1. The Stirling Smith Art Gallery has unveiled a reconstructed head of King Robert the Bruce, victor of Bannockburn, which they say proves he didn’t suffer from leprosy. Ever since his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn and his reign as the first King of Scotland independent from England, the life and legend of King Robert the Bruce, (1274 ...

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  3. Dec 8, 2016 · Robert the Bruce is thought to have had leprosy before his death. Gilded tomb. Bruce's opulent tomb, imported from Paris and decorated with black and white marble and elaborate gilding, was...

  4. Jul 26, 2024 · Throughout his kingship from 1306 to 1329, Bruce led guerrilla warfare campaigns across Scotland, northern England and Ireland. This medieval combat would have been incredibly physically demanding and a debilitating disease such as leprosy seems at odds with the image of a strong and fierce warrior.

  5. Another feature was that loss of his upper incisors and associated alveolar maxillary bone indicated that he might have suffered from leprosy, a condition rare among medieval royalty. There has always been some doubt as to whether Bruce, who died in 1329, did suffer from leprosy.

  6. Dec 8, 2016 · Historians have digitally reconstructed the face of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce. The images reflect evidence that the warrior king had leprosy which disfigured his nose and upper jaw.

  7. Dec 9, 2016 · Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland at age 20 in 1306 at Scone, Fifeshire by his sister the Countess of Buchan. Robert the Bruce really did suffer from leprosy, scientists have...

  8. Feb 16, 2017 · Robert the Bruce, long believed to have suffered from leprosy, did not have the disease that in the 1300s carried a heavy stigma, the work concluded.

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