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Scotland the brave towel11/9/2022 ![]() ![]() He had left behind his queen in Kildrummie, his only remaining castle, in charge of his brave and valiant younger brother Nigel. Edward I, better known as Edward Longshanks because of his long legs, had defeated Robert and harried him and hunted him, forcing him at last to leave the lochs and craggy mountains of his native land. ![]() The man was no other than Robert Bruce, crowned king of Scotland, made an outlaw in his own country by Edward I, king of England. A fire smoked in the centre of the rough earthen floor, and the remains of a frugal meal lay on a small wooden table. Inside, a man, his cloak wrapped close about him, lay on a straw pallet set against the wall opposite the door. The chill wind of winter rattled its wooden door, demanding to be let in, sending icy fingers in through cracks and knotholes in the flimsy wooden walls. On the lonely island of Rachrin, off the Irish coast, stood a mean and miserable hut. Robert Bruce was known as ‘Good King Robert’ and was undoubtedly one of Scotland’s greatest rulers, bringing peace and freedom to his country. ![]() The new king was no match for Robert Bruce – in 1314, at the Battle of Bannockburn, Bruce’s army of 5,000 defeated Edward II’s much larger army of 20,000, driving the English finally and firmly out of Scotland. Meanwhile Edward I died, to be succeeded by his son Edward II. Clans from all over Scotland now came to his aid, and Bruce’s growing army fought bravely and successfully against the English. But Bruce did not give up, and came out of hiding a year later to win an important victory against the English. Edward I sent a large army north, defeated Bruce at the Battle of Methven, and forced him to become an outlaw. Leaders such as William Wallace fought the English but were defeated and executed.Īfter Wallace’s death, Robert Bruce revived his grandfather’s claim to the throne, and declared himself king of Scotland in 1306. At the same time a nationalistic movement demanding freedom from England slowly began gaining strength among the Scots. Edward then took over Scotland, receiving the oath of fealty from over 2000 Scots. Later, Balliol refused to acknowledge the superiority of the English, and in 1296, was defeated by Edward at Dunbar. Edward had chosen John de Balliol, an English baron, declaring him rightful king of Scotland in 1292. His grandfather had been one of the 13 claimants to the Scottish throne in 1291, during the reign of the English king Edward I. Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, was descended from a Norman knight, Robert de Bruce, who came to England with William the Conqueror. ![]()
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