Robert the Bruce

King of the Scots

Michael Penman

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Yale University
24 July 2018

Biography: historical, political & military; History; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500

Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) famously defeated the English at Bannockburn and became the hero king responsible for Scottish independence. In this fascinating new biography of the renowned warrior, Michael Penman focuses on Robert's kingship in the fifteen years that followed his triumphant victory and establishes Robert as not only a great military leader but a great monarch.

Robert faced a slow and often troubled process of legitimating his authority, restoring government, rewarding his supporters, accommodating former enemies, and controlling the various regions of his kingdom, none of which was achieved overnight. Penman investigates Robert's resettlement of lands and offices, the development of Scotland's parliaments, his handling of plots to overthrow him, his relations with his family and allies, his piety and court ethos, and his conscious development of an image of kingship through the use of ceremony and symbol. In doing so, Penman repositions Robert within the context of wider European political change, religion, culture, and national identity as well as recurrent crises of famine and disease.

By: Michael Penman
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780300240313
ISBN 10: 0300240317
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 24 July 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Penman is senior lecturer in history at the University of Stirling.

Reviews for Robert the Bruce: King of the Scots

'His biography, well researched, fresh and distinctive, knocks off the top perch G.W.S. Barrow's Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, published in 1965.'-Katie Stevenson, London Review of Books 'Penman's book is first-class history: detailed, closely argued and ringing with the authority of one steeped in the period . . .Penman's scholarship is commendable, his style clear, his contribution to this field a truly original and quietly groundbreaking addition to the known facts of Robert the Bruce. It is essential reading as midsummer draws near - and long after.' -Rosemary Goring, The Herald 'His biography, well researched, fresh and distinctive, knocks off the op perch G.W.S.Barrow's Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, published in 1965.'-Katie Stevenson, World of Interiors '[T]his is an outstanding piece of work that shines a light on some extremely murky corners of history and allows King Robert's genius as a lawmaker and diplomat to rival his undoubted skill as a military leader.'-Fiona Watson, Reviews in History 'Robert Bruce's piety is one of the fascinating themes that characterise Michael Penman's full and definitive account of the king's life and reign. A magesterial study.'-Michael Prestwich, author of Edward I