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Robert the Bruce: King of Scots

by Ronald McNair Scott · 1982

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Ronald McNair Scott recounts the story of one of the most remarkable & admirable medieval kings, from when Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone to his death, when his faithful follower, the legendary 'Black' Douglas, bore his heart in a silver casket to the Holy Land.

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adult
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medium · 254 pages

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