Robert Bruce Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord

The life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise statesman, a leader with vision and energy. Colm McNamee combines the most up to date scholarship on this crucial figure in the history of the British Isles with lucid explanation of the medieval context, so that readers of all backgrounds can appreciate Bruce's enormous contribution to the historical impact not just on Scotland, but on England and Ireland too. It is designed to encourage popular reassessment of Bruce as politician, warrior, monarch and saviour of Scottish identity from extinction at the hands of the Edwardian superstate. Peeling back the layers of misconception and propaganda, the author paints an accurate, sympathetic but balanced portrait of a much beloved national hero who has fallen out of fashion of late for no good reason.

ISBN:	9781780275949
Publisher:	Birlinn Ltd
Imprint:	Birlinn
Published date:	08 Nov 2018
DEWEY:	941.102092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xxi, 374 , 12 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	392g
Height:	195mm
Width:	133mm
Spine width:	30mm

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