Ebook {Epub PDF} Robert the Bruce: King of Scots by Ronald McNair Scott

 · Robert the Bruce is one of the great heroic figures of history. When after years of struggle Scotland was reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England it was Bruce who, supported by the Scottish Church and a group of devoted followers, had himself crowned at Scone as King of Scots and renewed the fight for freedom.5/5(5). Robert The Bruce: King Of Scots by Scott, Robert McNair. 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/5().

Stanford Libraries' official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Despite my familial uncertainty, the national ancestry of Robert McNair Scott, author of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots is not in doubt. If the name wasn't enough, we find that Robert the Bruce was singularly brave, chivalrous, noble, and militarily skilled, while his English opponents Edward I and Edward II were not (well, Edward I is. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Robert the Bruce: King of Scots by Ronald M. Scott (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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 as those of King Arthur, but also one which belongs in the annals of Scottish History, and has shaped a nation. Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. Robert The Bruce: King Of Scots by Scott, Robert McNair Robert The Bruce: King Of Scots by Ronald McNair Scott Book history. £ + PP + PP + PP.