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Robert Bruce
G W S Barrow
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Description for Robert Bruce
Paperback. The story of how Robert Bruce outwitted Edward I, the shrewd and ruthless King of England, defeated his son Edward II, and in doing so regained Scotland's independence. Series: Edinburgh Classic Editions. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps, genealogical table. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
The story of how Robert Bruce outwitted Edward I, the shrewd and ruthless King of England, defeated his son Edward II, and in doing so regained Scotland's independence. Professor Barrow describes the dazzling and tragic career of William Wallace, the English military occupation of Scotland that was its consequence, and the emergence of Robert Bruce as the centre of Scottish resistance. The author pieces together from the surviving evidence a vivid and almost day-by-day account of Bruce's daring tactics, his crowning at Scone in March 1306, his defeat by the English three months later, and his life as a fugitive. ... Read more
The story of how Robert Bruce outwitted Edward I, the shrewd and ruthless King of England, defeated his son Edward II, and in doing so regained Scotland's independence. Professor Barrow describes the dazzling and tragic career of William Wallace, the English military occupation of Scotland that was its consequence, and the emergence of Robert Bruce as the centre of Scottish resistance. The author pieces together from the surviving evidence a vivid and almost day-by-day account of Bruce's daring tactics, his crowning at Scone in March 1306, his defeat by the English three months later, and his life as a fugitive. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Edinburgh Classic Editions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748685226
SKU
V9780748685226
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About G W S Barrow
Geoffrey Barrow was Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography, University of Edinburgh, 1979-92, where he is currently Professor Emeritus.
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