{"product_id":"robert-the-bruce-king-of-scots-9780786703296","title":"Robert the Bruce: King of Scots","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom, and let forth a battle cry that would echo through the centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing contemporary accounts, Ronald McNair Scott tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. It is a story with episodes as romantic as those of King Arthur, but also one which belongs in the annals of Scottish History, and has shaped a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald McNair Scott\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Cheltenham College and St John's College, Oxford. As a young man he became a literary critic for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and authored two novel. From boyhood he was fascinated by Robert the Bruce, and spent six years researching and writing this book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514431705362,"sku":"9780786703296","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2387ffeb-399e-48b5-a3fa-341ed7ad1f6b.jpg?v=1730982960","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/robert-the-bruce-king-of-scots-9780786703296","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}