A Scottish Christian Heritage
Author: Iain Hamish Murray
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780851519302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart 1. Biography -- Part 2. Missionary -- Part 3. Church Issues.
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Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland
Author: G W S Barrow
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2013-10-31
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0748693300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Edinburgh Classic edition to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314
Robert Bruce
Author: Colm McNamee
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 0857904965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise statesman, a leader with vision and energy. Colm McNamee combines the most up to date scholarship on this crucial figure in the history of the British Isles with lucid explanation of the medieval context, so that readers of all backgrounds can appreciate Bruce's enormous contribution to the historical impact not just on Scotland, but on England and Ireland too. It is designed to encourage popular reassessment of Bruce as politician, warrior, monarch and saviour of Scottish identity from extinction at the hands of the Edwardian superstate. Peeling back the layers of misconception and propaganda, the author paints an accurate, sympathetic but balanced portrait of a much beloved national hero who has fallen out of fashion of late for no good reason.
Robert the Bruce
Author: Michael Penman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2014-08-05
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 0300148720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert 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.
The Wars of the Bruces
Author: Colm McNamee
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2012-08-25
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 0857904957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Bruces of fourteenth-century Scotland were formidable and enthusiastic warriors. Whilst much has been written about events as they happened in Scotland during the chaotic years of the first part of the fourteenth century, England's war with Robert the Bruce profoundly affected the whole of the British Isles. Scottish raiders struck deep into the heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire; Robert's younger brother, Edward Bruce, was proclaimed King of Ireland and came close to subduing the country; the Isle of Man was captured and a Welsh sea-port was raided; and in the North Sea Scots allied with German and Flemish pirates to cripple England's vital wool trade and disrupt its war effort. Packed with detail and written with a strong and involving narrative thread, this is the first book to link up the various theatres of war and discuss the effect of the wars of the Bruces outside Scotland.
Robert the Bruce
Author: Stephen Spinks
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-12-15
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 1445685086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new and revealing portrait of the king behind the legend during the turmoil of the First Scottish Wars of Independence, based on primary sources.
In the Footsteps of Robert Bruce
Author: Alan Young
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBehind the legendary figure of Robert Bruce is a man who led his nation to a famous victory over the English at Bannockburn and overcame great odds to win power for himself in Scotland, by defeating his rivals.
Bannockburn
Author: David Cornell
Publisher:
Published: 2013-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780300207941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCornell sets the iconic battle in political and military context and focuses new attention on the roles of Robert and Edward in the events leading to the build-up of their armies. He reassesses both the crucial melee fought on the second day and the casualties suffered by the English.
Robert The Bruce
Author: Jack Whyte
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 659
ISBN-13: 1429922672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe acclaimed author of The Forest Laird delivers “a bold, brash tribute to . . . one of medieval Scotland’s fiercest warriors and its most revered king” (Booklist). Robert I, or as he is known to a grateful Scottish nation, Robert the Bruce, was one of Scotland’s greatest kings, as well as one of the most famous warriors of his generation. He led the valiant Scots in the Wars of Scottish Independence against the Kingdom of England. His reign saw the recognition of Scotland as an independent nation, and today Bruce is remembered as a national hero. In this vividly detailed biographical novel, Jack Whyte brings this legend of history to gritty, passionate life. In the late thirteenth century, Robert and his father joined the rebellion against John Balliol, England’s appointed king of Scotland. Thus began his decades-long fight for Scottish freedom. He was a tireless campaigner in both battle and diplomacy. Finally, in May of 1328, King Edward III signed the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, which recognized Scotland as an independent kingdom and Bruce as its king.
