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Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
Ronald McNair Scott
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Description for Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
Paperback. Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. This book tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom, and let forth a battle cry that would echo through the centuries. Using contemporary accounts, Ronald McNair Scott tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. It is a story with episodes as romantic ... Read more
Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom, and let forth a battle cry that would echo through the centuries. Using contemporary accounts, Ronald McNair Scott tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. It is a story with episodes as romantic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
197g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782111771
SKU
V9781782111771
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About Ronald McNair Scott
Ronald McNair Scott was educated at Cheltenham College and St John's College, Oxford. As a young man he became a literary critic for the Sunday Times. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and authored two novel. From boyhood he was fascinated by Robert the Bruce, and spent six years researching and writing this book.
Reviews for Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
The definitive biography of this heroic figure
Mail on Sunday
A thundering good narrative . . . splendidly told
Sunday Telegraph
A splendid read . . . Bruce has found his right chronicler
Daily Telegraph
Mail on Sunday
A thundering good narrative . . . splendidly told
Sunday Telegraph
A splendid read . . . Bruce has found his right chronicler
Daily Telegraph