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Ronald McNair Scott, Peter Reese (Beteiligte)

Robert the Bruce, King of Scots


With a new introduction by Military historian Peter Reese
2014. 288 S. 7.795276 in
Verlag/Jahr: CANONGATE BOOKS 2014
ISBN: 1-78211-177-8 (1782111778)
Neue ISBN: 978-1-78211-177-1 (9781782111771)

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The definitive biography of Scotland´s legendary leader by British novelist and former Sunday Times literary critic, Ronald McNair Scott
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 as those of King Arthur, but also one which belongs in the annals of Scottish History, and has shaped a nation.
The definitive biography of this heroic figure Mail on Sunday
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.