Robert the Bruce [electronic resource] : King of Scots / Michael Penman.
Penman, Michael A., author.
2014
DA783.4 .P46 2014eb
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Title Robert the Bruce [electronic resource] : King of Scots / Michael Penman.
Author Penman, Michael A., author.
ISBN 9780300209280 electronic book
9780300148725
Published New Haven, [Connecticut] ; London, [England] : Yale University Press, 2014.
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 443 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
Call Number DA783.4 .P46 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 941.102092
Summary 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.
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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.

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