The Robert Bruce
The Robert Bruce (1274-1329), King of Scotland from 1306, who led the Scots against the English and won Scottish independence. His grandfather had unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Scotland in 1290. In 1306, after the execution of the Scottish leader Sir William Wallace, Robert the Bruce was crowned King Robert I. Edward I at first defeated Robert’s followers, but his successor, Edward II, was decisively defeated by Robert at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. A truce followed. In 1327 Edward III tried to defeat the Scots, but instead was forced to agree to the Treaty of Northampton (1328). This recognized the independence of Scotland and Robert’s title as king.
