Robert the Bruce was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.

Marker stone for the burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart, Melrose Abbey

Robert Bruce, roi d'Écosse, ratifie à Stirling le 12 juillet 1326 le traité passé à Corbeil en avril avec le roi de France Charles IV. Acte en latin, sur parchemin et scellé d'un sceau de cire verte sur cordelette de soie nattée rouge passée.

Image showing Pilkington Jackson's statue of Bruce at Bannockburn and an axe, believed to be a Victorian hoax, found on the site of the battlefield in the 19th century. Part of a display in the National Museum for Scotland.

Robert I, King of Scotland.

Robert I of Scotland

Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland - Robert the Bruce

Site of the 12th century Peel of Strathbogie Motte, Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire. Robert the Bruce once took refuge here.

4 1/2p, 5 /12p, 8p, 10p. Great Britons. Robert the Bruce 1274/1329, Owain Glyndwr c1354/1416, Henry the Fifth 1387/1422, The Black Prince 1330/1376.

The skull supposedly of Robert the Bruce in the entrance hall of Abbotsford House, the residence of historical novelist and poet, sir Walter Scott's.