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Robert the Bruce

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This page has been created to support Year 8 HASS students with their inquiry task on Medieval Heroes and Villains.

Last updated: May 2026

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Western University. (2017, February 21). Redefining Robert the Bruce – No longer a leper [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/bEGaOUtzxvI

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Robert the Bruce

Print Resources

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941.102092 ROB
Burnett, A., & Anderson, S. (2006). Robert the Bruce and all that. Birlinn.

941.009 PHI
Phillips, C. (2012). The illustrated history of the kings & queens of Britain. Southwater.

909 WEI
Weir, W. (2009). History’s greatest lies : the startling truths behind world events our history books got wrong. Fair Winds Press.

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Chrisp, P., & Curtis, J. (1994). History makers of the Middle Ages. Wayland.

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Encylopedia Britannica

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Barrow, G. W. S. (1979). Robert the Bruce. History Today, 29(12), 808.

Websites

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Simkin, J. (2021). Robert the Bruce. Spartacus Educational. https://spartacus-educational.com/NORbruce.htm

The Bruce Trust. (n.d.). http://www.brucetrust.co.uk

Cartwright, M. (2020, December 16). Robert the Bruce. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Robert_the_Bruce/

Undiscovered Scotland. (n.d.). King Robert the Bruce Part 1: Biography on undiscovered Scotland. https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/roberti-a.html

Robert the Bruce, King of Scots 1306 – 1329. (2014). http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/articles/robert_the_bruce/

Videos

Nobel Roots. The untold truth of Robert the Bruce [Video]. (n.d.). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTO5SvcNsF4

Eoin MacFreeman. (2014, August 6). King of Scots – reupload [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCJ30l09few

References

Robert the Bruce [Image]. (n.d.). http://www.embracescotland.co.uk/2015/04/stirling-history/