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Robert the Bruce

1274–1329

Robert the Bruce was king of Scots from 1306 to 1329 and the central royal figure in Scotland’s war of independence. His victory at Bannockburn in 1314 and long struggle against English power made him a foundational figure in Scottish history.

Robert the Bruce also held the offices or ranks of count, monarch of Scotland, and Earl of Carrick. Robert the Bruce belonged to the Clan Bruce and operated within Kingdom of Scotland. Robert the Bruce was born in Turnberry Castle and died in Cardross.

J. R. Tomlin’s A Kingdom’s Cost follows James Douglas into Robert the Bruce’s service immediately after Bruce claims the Scottish crown, making the king’s defeats, flight and recovery the framework in which Douglas becomes a guerrilla commander. Countenance of War continues that partnership as Douglas’s raids and castle attacks become essential to Bruce’s survival against renewed English invasion, while Fate of Kings shows Bruce trying to convert Bannockburn into lasting recognition and supporting his brother Edward’s Irish venture. G. A. Henty’s In Freedom's Cause places fictional adventurers alongside both Wallace and Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence. In Nigel Tranter’s Flowers of Chivalry, Bruce is already dead, but the entire struggle is defined by the fragile inheritance he leaves to the child David II and by the effort to preserve the independence his reign secured.

Periods

Periods linked to Robert the Bruce

Battle of Bannockburn1314 CE Reign of Edward II1307–1327 CE Wars of Scottish Independence1296–1357 CE

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Robert the Bruce (12 series)

Lord Edward’s Archer in Order

by Griff Hosker 10 books 4.5(51,903)

Lord Edward’s Archer follows Gerald Warbow from the Welsh Marches into the wars and political crises of Edward I and Edward II. The series combines archer warfare with the Second Barons’ War, Welsh resistance, crusading, the Scottish wars and court intrigue. It is a medieval military sequence about…

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Hugh Corbett Mysteries in Order

by Paul Doherty 24 books 4.4(54,121)

The Hugh Corbett Mysteries follow a royal clerk, diplomat and Keeper of the Secret Seal from the reign of Edward I into the troubled rule of Edward II. Corbett investigates murders that threaten royal government, foreign negotiations and the security of the crown. His work takes him from…

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Son of Scotland in Order

by J.R. Tomlin 4 books 4.3(3,402)

The Son of Scotland series recounts the career of Thomas Randolph, nephew and close lieutenant of Robert the Bruce. Beginning with his divided allegiance at the start of Bruce’s kingship, the novels follow Randolph from capture at Methven through the reconquest of Scotland, Bannockburn, the Irish campaign and…

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The Savage Chronicles in Order

by Tim Hodkinson 2 books 4.3(3,323)

The Savage Chronicles follow Richard Savage, an Irish Knight Templar drawn into the Scottish invasion of Ireland during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Forced to serve Edward II as a spy and later driven by the abduction of his daughter, Savage moves through a country divided by English…

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The Black Douglas Trilogy in Order

by J.R. Tomlin 4 books 4.2(10,947)

The Black Douglas sequence follows the struggle for Scottish independence through Andrew Moray and James Douglas. The prequel Freedom’s Sword traces Moray’s rebellion against Edward I and his partnership with William Wallace, while the trilogy proper begins with the young James Douglas joining Robert the Bruce after the…

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Insurrection Trilogy in Order

by Robyn Young 3 books 4.2(5,785)

The Insurrection Trilogy traces Robert the Bruce from the Scottish succession crisis of 1286 to his victory at Bannockburn in 1314. Robyn Young places Bruce within a divided kingdom in which the Balliol, Bruce and Comyn interests compete for the crown while Edward I of England converts arbitration…

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Bravehearts Chronicles in Order

by Jack Whyte 3 books 4.4(404)

The Bravehearts Chronicles follows Scotland’s struggle against English domination through the lives of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the men whose campaigns turned a disputed succession into a war for national survival. Each novel concentrates on a different stage of the conflict, from Wallace’s rise and execution…

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Templar Novel in Order

by Jack Whyte 3 books 3.9(9,515)

The Templar trilogy follows members of the St. Clair family and a secret brotherhood whose history is bound to the rise and destruction of the Knights Templar. Beginning in the aftermath of the First Crusade, the sequence moves through the disasters of Hattin and the Third Crusade before…

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Margaret Kerr Trilogy in Order

by Candace Robb 3 books 3.9(2,449)

The Margaret Kerr trilogy follows a Scottish merchant's wife searching for truth and personal independence during the opening year of the Wars of Scottish Independence. In 1297 Margaret travels through occupied Edinburgh and a country divided among supporters of John Balliol, Robert the Bruce, William Wallace and Edward…

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Plantagenet Saga in Order

by Jean Plaidy 14 books 4.1(16,124)

The Plantagenet Saga spans the dynasty from Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine to Richard III. Across fourteen novels, family rebellion, disputed succession, royal marriage and war connect the Angevin Empire, the conquest of Wales, conflict with Scotland, the Hundred Years’ War and the Wars of the Roses.

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The Kingdom in Order

by Robert Low 3 books 3.8(1,178)

The Kingdom trilogy follows the fictional knight Hal Sientcler and the men around Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence. From Edward I’s intervention in Scotland in 1296, the sequence moves through rebellion, the defeat at Falkirk, Wallace’s final years and Bruce’s hazardous rise from rival…

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Robert the Bruce in Order

by Nigel Tranter 3 books 3.5(19)

Nigel Tranter’s Bruce Trilogy follows Robert Bruce from a politically divided Scottish magnate to the warrior-king who secured his country’s independence. Beginning during Edward I’s invasion of 1296, the sequence places Bruce between competing loyalties: his family’s claim to the throne, the resistance led by William Wallace, the…

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Standalone books

Standalone books featuring Robert the Bruce (5 books)

Non Fiction

Non Fiction featuring Robert the Bruce (2 books)

Biographies, histories and other non-fiction are listed separately from the historical novels above.