Tonight we’re going back to Scotland – back to the front line where Robert the Bruce  is going to roll the dice and gamble it all – facing down the gathered strength of England. He traded wine and women – a comfortable chair by the fire – for the bitter cold of water-drenched journeys, bloodshed and pain. It’s the story of a puzzle called the United Kingdom. I’m going to tell you about the time the corner piece fell off. I’m going to tell you the story of Robert the Bruce.

It’s all for free and it’s all on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact.

This is part two of a two part series. Check out part one here: Braveheart: William Wallace

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References:

Robert the Bruce, King of Scots by Ronald Scott

Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord by Colm Mcnamee

King and Outlaw by Chris Brown

Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson

A Short History of England by Simon Jenkins

Stirling Bridge and Falkirk, 1297-1298 by Pete Armstrong

In the Footsteps of William Wallace by Alan Young and Michael J. Stead

Freedom’s Sword by Pete Traquair

William Wallace: The King’s Enemy by D.J. Gray

William Wallace: The True Story of Braveheart by Chris Brown

William Wallace: Man and Myth by Graeme Morton

Medieval Britain, c. 1000-1500 by David Crouch