[Gutenberg 44695] • King Robert the Bruce

1899\. From the Famous Scots Series. An historically accurate account of King Robert the Bruce and the prolonged and successful struggle of the Scots against the unprovoked aggression of Edward I and Edward II, the most memorable episode in the history of Scotland. Contents: The Ancestry of Bruce; Opportunist Vacillation; The Coronation of Bruce; Defeat and Disaster: Methven and Kildrummy; The King in Exile; The Turn of the Tide; Reconquest of Territory; Recovery of Fortresses; The Battle of Bannockburn; Invasion of England and Ireland; Conciliation and Conflict; Peace at the Sword's Point; and The Heart of Bruce.