Excerpt from King Robert the Bruce The present volume on King Robert the Bruce is the historical complement to the former volume on Sir William Wallace. Together they outline, from the' standpoint of the leading spirits, the prolonged and successful struggle Of the Scots against the unprovoked aggression of Edward I. And Edward II. - the most memorable episode in the history of Scotland. As in the story of Wallace, so in the story Of Bruce, the narrative is based on the primary authorities. Happily State records and Official papers supply much trustworthy material, which furnishes also an invaluable test Of the accuracy Of the numerous and wayward race of chroniclers. Barbour's poem, with all its errors of fact and deflections Of judgment, is eminently useful - in spite of the indulgence of historical criticism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.