1913 The Story of Robert the Bruce : Scotland History : Mackie : 16 Plates : VGC

The Story of Robert the Bruce

By R L Mackie

Published by George G. Harrap, London, 1913. First Edition. Hardback book, 8vo, decorative cloth binding with Robert the Bruce to the upper cover and titles in gilt. 255 pages. With 16 b&w plates by M. Meredith Williams.

CONDITION
A very good clean copy. The cloth binding is very good showing only light signs of age. Name to front endpaper in blue pen. ALl contents present an dpages in very good clean condition throughout and free from foxing, stains etc. All plates good. Overall a very good copy.

Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to restore Scotland to an independent kingdom and is regarded in Scotland as a national hero. 

The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. It was a decisive victory for Robert Bruce and formed a major turning point in the war, which ended 14 years later with the de jure restoration of Scottish independence under the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton. For this reason, the Battle of Bannockburn is widely considered a landmark moment in Scottish history.

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