Robert the Bruce

On Friday night I watched the movie Braveheart it was very interesting so I chose a
character to research to see if the storyline of the movie was true this what I have found out.

Robert the 17th Bruce was one of the many people during the Scottish War
of Independence who was trying to claim the throne of Scotland for himself. ...
The most notable fact of all is that the name “Brave Heart” actually refers to Robert the Bruce
and not William Wallace.

Battle of Bannockburn, (June 23–24, 1314), decisive battle in Scottish history whereby the
Scots
under Robert I (the Bruce) defeated the English under Edward II, expanding Robert’s
territory and influence. By the time of the battle in 1314, all of Scotland had been cleared of
strongholds loyal to Edward II with the exception of the besieged Stirling Castle, which the
defenders had promised to surrender if they had not been relieved by June 24. Edward is
estimated to have assembled an army of some 13,000 infantry—bolstered by a contingent of
Welsh archers and roughly 3,000 cavalry.

Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was
King of Scotland from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors
of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish
Independence against England. 

Returning to Scotland, Robert waged a highly
successful guerrilla war against the English. At the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314, he
defeated a much larger English army under Edward II, confirming the re-establishment of an
independent Scottish monarchy. Two years later, his brother Edward Bruce was inaugurated as
high king of Ireland but was killed in battle in 1318. Even after Bannockburn and the Scottish
capture of Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to give up his claim to the overlordship of Scotland
. In 1320, the Scottish earls, barons and the 'community of the realm' sent a letter to Pope John
XXII declaring that Robert was their rightful monarch. This was the 'Declaration of Arbroath' and
it asserted the antiquity of the Scottish people and their monarchy.

For seven years, the Bruce and Comyn tried to rule Scotland together, but they
hated each other with a passion, and both had claims to the vacant Scottish throne.
In 1306, the two argued and Comyn was stabbed to death by Robert the Bruce – in church.
As a result of this, the pope excommunicated Robert, and Edward I made him “outlaw.”

This is what I have found out about Robert the Bruce. I hope you enjoyed reading this.