Project Gutenberg 2014-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 150 Murison, Alexander Falconer 1847 1934 Murison, A. F. (Alexander Falconer) Brown, Joseph King Robert the Bruce Famous Scots Series, 29 Produced by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "King Robert the Bruce" by Alexander Falconer Murison is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and legacy of Robert the Bruce, a pivotal figure in Scotland’s fight for independence during the reigns of Edward I and II of England. It delves into themes of patriotism, ambition, and political complexity as Bruce rises to prominence in a time of conflict. The opening portion of the book introduces the historical context following the execution of Sir William Wallace, portraying a Scotland that appears to be on the brink of submission to English control. However, the narrative hints at the resilient spirit of the Scottish people, rejuvenated by the emergence of Robert the Bruce, initially an ally of the English King but now a potential leader in the fight for independence. The text is rich with details about Bruce's ancestry and early political maneuvering, setting the stage for his eventual declaration as King of Scots and the ensuing struggles for sovereignty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44695/44695-h/images/cover.jpg en Robert I, King of Scots, 1274-1329 Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography DA Text Famous Scots Series Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British 380986 380995 2024-09-18T17:50:18.319841 2023-09-19T13:11:22.381175 text/html text/html 381551 2014-01-18T08:17:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 300424 2014-01-18T08:17:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 325566 2024-09-18T17:50:24.194825 application/epub+zip 330773 2024-09-18T17:50:19.693867 application/epub+zip 204031 2024-09-18T17:50:19.111852 application/epub+zip 443436 2024-09-18T17:50:27.944814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369006 2024-09-18T17:50:23.622849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283103 2022-09-20T12:02:57.989157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348036 347837 2024-09-18T17:50:17.807849 2023-09-19T13:11:21.892126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 347927 2014-01-18T08:17:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134008 2014-01-18T08:17:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 347922 2014-01-18T08:17:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133955 2014-01-18T08:17:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20951 2024-09-18T17:50:28.101797 application/rdf+xml 17809 2024-09-18T17:50:19.219868 image/jpeg 2431 2024-09-18T17:50:19.161893 image/jpeg 301361 2024-09-18T17:50:18.359856 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia