- What do you think that Robert the Bruce did while hiding from certain death? He watched a Scottish spider weave its web. Over and over the spider tried and failed.
- Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) is one of the most celebrated figures of Scottish history. ... Portrait in Westminster Abbey, thought to be of Edward I.
- But although Robert the Bruce defeated the English at Bannockburn in 1314, it seems the historic triumph masked a hidden irony.
- As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I of England.
- Born on 11 July 1274, Robert the Bruce was the eldest son of Robert Bruce and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.
- Robert the Bruce’s reign did not start well though. He suffered two early defeats and found himself exiled from the mainland, hiding off the North Irish coast.
- King of Scots from 1306 to 1329, Robert the Bruce successfully defended his country during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
- This statue of Scotland's hero king, Robert the Bruce, was unveiled in 2011 at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Diane Macdonald/Getty Images.
- Robert the Bruce was the King who won Scotland her freedom during the Scottish Wars of Independence. Many myths have grown around this legendary hero.
- robert-bruce Robert the Bruce was probably born in Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, to Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale.