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The Crown in the Heather
Worth Dying For
Carry My Heart
About Robert the Bruce
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THE
BRUCE TRILOGY
In 1286, when the aged King
Alexander III of Scotland died, his only living heir was his
granddaughter Margaret, known as the Maid of Norway.
But the little girl, on
whose slight shoulders so much depended, had not yet reached
Scotland's shores when she fell gravely ill. The Scottish
escort that awaited her in Orkney to take her to Scone to be
crowned was never able to complete its mission. On the 26th
of September, 1290, she died.
Dozens put
forth their claims to the crown. In the end, two powerful
Scottish families possessed the strongest ties to royal blood:
the Bruces and the Balliols. The late King Alexander had
favored Robert Bruce, fourth of that name, also known as Robert
the Competitor. But not everyone was convinced a Bruce
should become King of Scotland, including Longshanks.
If a Bruce wished to call himself ‘king’, he would have to fight
for the right to do so.
There is an
entire untold story beyond William Wallace's rebellion - that of
Robert the Bruce and the men who fought with him against Edward
I (Longshanks) and Edward II.
All these tales are packed with plenty of historical battle
scenes, narrow escapes, betrayal, murder, political intrigue and
yes, some romance:
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