Robert the Bruce: The Movie Review
The movie Robert the Bruce premiered on the Crackle streaming service on 01 October. I sat down over the weekend and gave it a watch.
6 October 2020
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Historical Drama “Robert the Bruce” Exclusive on Crackle October 1
In 1995 Braveheart told the story of Scottish hero William Wallace and featured Angus MacFadyen as a young Robert the Bruce, heir to the Scottish
18 September 2020
Outlaw King Trailer
From the director of Hell or High Water, David Mackenzie comes Outlaw King a Netflix original film. Starring Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce, King
30 August 2018
Edward II the Man: A Doomed Inheritance by Stephen Spinks
Joining the Medieval Archives today for a question and answer session is historian and author Stephen Spinks. We recently talked with Stephen on the Medieval
30 January 2018
MAP#78: Edward II The Man with author Stephen Spinks
Today’s lesson features a talk with historian and author Stephen Spinks. Stephen’s new book Edward II The Man: A Doomed Inheritance was recently published by
30 January 2018
Reconstructed face of Robert the Bruce is unveiled
Historians have unveiled a digitally-reconstructed image of the face of Robert the Bruce almost 700 years after his death. The image has been produced using
8 December 2016
The diet of the Scots army that defeated King Edwards II’s troops at the Battle of Bannockburn
To mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, researchers have found out what lined the bellies of Scots troops as they rallied against
28 June 2014
15th century copy of Battle of Bannockburn poem restored
The Brus, which was written in 1375, tells of Robert the Bruce’s wars for Scottish independence and has been restored at St John’s College at
24 June 2014
MAP#54: The Battle of Bannockburn 1314
In June 1314 Scotland faced off against England in a battle that would be remembered through the ages. Outnumbered more than 2-1 the Scots banded
24 June 2014
MAP#53: War of Scottish Independence 1296-1328
For everyone living today the Kingdom of Scotland has been apart of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. But the two kingdoms weren’t always united.
18 June 2014
Scotland gets ready to celebrate Battle of Bannockburn’s 700th anniversary
Music, culture, ancestry, food, drink and fight re-enacting will make the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn a memorable one. Bannockburn Live on June
17 April 2014
Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre set to open
It has been the scene of the most famous battle in Scottish history for almost 700 years. Now 21st century Hollywood technology has been combined
26 February 2014
Thieves pinch Robert the Bruce sculptures from Doune Castle
Two sculptures of Robert the Bruce have been stolen from a medieval castle. The busts, one made of sandstone and the other of wood, were
22 October 2012
Bannockburn Battlefield to get new £5m visitor centre for 700-year annivesary in 2014
One of Scotland’s most significant heritage sites is to get a new flagship, £5million visitor centre in an ambitious partnership project between Historic Scotland and
14 October 2010
Science reveals origins of Scone’s famous Moothill
Archaeologists studying the famous Moothill have pinpointed the origins of the ancient inauguration mound for the first time. The new discoveries came from radiocarbon dating
13 September 2010
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