Robert the Bruce : Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord

Birlinn, UK, 2018. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 374 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Birlinn, UK, 2018. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The life of Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise statesman, a leader with vision and energy. Colm McNamee combines the most up to date scholarship on this crucial figure in the history of the British Isles with lucid explanation of the medieval context, so that readers of all backgrounds can appreciate Bruce's enormous contribution to the historical impact not just on Scotland, but on England and Ireland too. It is designed to encourage popular reassessment of Bruce as politician, warrior, monarch and saviour of Scottish identity from extinction at the hands of the Edwardian superstate. Peeling back the layers of misconception and propaganda, the author paints an accurate, sympathetic but balanced portrait of a much beloved national hero. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. ISBN/EAN: 9781780275949. Inventory No: 24030084.. 9781780275949