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Bruce

Anglo-Norman family

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Aberdeenshire
…such as the Balliols, the Bruces, and the Comyns obtained a footing in the shire. When the contested succession between these three houses resulted in the Scottish Wars of Independence, the English king Edward I twice traversed the county, in 1296 and 1303. Robert the Bruce’s victory in 1307 near…
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…such as the Balliols, the Bruces, and the Comyns obtained a footing in the shire. When the contested succession between these three houses resulted in the Scottish Wars of Independence, the English king Edward I twice traversed the county, in 1296 and 1303. Robert the Bruce’s victory in 1307 near…
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Robert the Bruce
Background and early life
The Anglo-Norman family of Bruce, which had come to Scotland in the early 12th century, was related by marriage to the Scottish royal family, and hence the sixth Robert de Bruce (died 1295), grandfather of the future king, claimed the throne when it was left vacant in 1290. The…
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The Anglo-Norman family of Bruce, which had come to Scotland in the early 12th century, was related by marriage to the Scottish royal family, and hence the sixth Robert de Bruce (died 1295), grandfather of the future king, claimed the throne when it was left vacant in 1290. The…
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