Medievalists.net » King Robert II of Scotland http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Two Wives of Robert II, King of Scotland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 03:59:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62862 Robert II, King of Scots and grandson of Robert the Bruce was a handsome, charming man who had many descendants. He not only had two wives who had numerous children but many mistresses who had babies as well.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/feed/ 0 The 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/24/700th-anniversary-battle-bannockburn/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/24/700th-anniversary-battle-bannockburn/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:46:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50665 On June 24, 1314, Scottish and English armies fought the Battle of Bannockburn. Taking place near Stirling Castle in Scotland, the battle saw Robert the Bruce defeat the English ruler Edward II. The victory helped to re-establish Scottish independence from England in the 14th century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/24/700th-anniversary-battle-bannockburn/feed/ 0 A Question of Truth: Barbour’s Bruce, Hary’s Wallace and Richard Coer de Lion http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/13/a-question-of-truth-barbours-bruce-harys-wallace-and-richard-coer-de-lion/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/13/a-question-of-truth-barbours-bruce-harys-wallace-and-richard-coer-de-lion/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:04:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36486 Tempting though it is to assume that these poems are simply peculiarly Scots, to do so denies them their place in British literature. A survey of English romances, moreover, reveals what appears to be an English equivalent: Richard Coer de Lion. It is also a hybrid poem about a recent king and military leader.

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