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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. [1] Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
Oct 22, 2024 · 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).
Dec 16, 2020 · Robert I of Scotland, better known as Robert the Bruce, reigned as King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 CE. For his role in achieving independence from England, Robert the Bruce has long been regarded as a national hero and one of Scotland's greatest ever monarchs.
Nov 8, 2018 · Six weeks before he seized the Scottish crown in March 1306, Robert the Bruce murdered his closest political rival.
Discover how Robert the Bruce, the medieval King of Scotland secured Scottish independence from England.
Robert the Bruce is remembered as a great warrior and the king who won Scotland its freedom during the Wars of Independence. 02:40. Find out about Robert the Bruce. Video Transcript. 19th...
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.
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.
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.
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.
