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Here lies the heart of Robert the Bruce #shorts #history #scotland
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On 25 March 1306, Robert the Bruce was chosen to be King of Scots and to lead the fight for Scottish independence against Edward I of England - a process filled with many struggles.
However, 1307 marked a turning point in Scotland’s drive for independence. After two major defeats and a period of time in hiding, Robert returned with a set of revamped guerrilla tactics that took advantage of the country’s rugged terrain.
This led to a series of military victories between 1310 and 1314, which won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish kingdom.
While on his deathbed, Robert asked his life-long friend, Sir James Douglas, known by the English as the Black Douglas, to carry his heart to Jerusalem, the Holy Land.
When Robert passed, Black Douglas set sail on the mission with the King's embalmed heart hung around his neck, encased in a silver casket.
However, it was a journey of peace that was to take a tragic, fatal turn. Douglas was attacked by the Moors near Teba, a castle on the frontier of Andalucia.
It is said that he tossed the silver casket and heart into the thick of the battle and shouted: ‘Now pass thou onward before us, as thou wast wont, and I will follow thee or die.’
Black Douglas was slain with his body and King Robert’s heart later found on the battlefield.
The King was subsequently buried at Dunfermline and his heart was later retrieved and brought back to Scotland, to be buried in Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire - pictured above.
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However, 1307 marked a turning point in Scotland’s drive for independence. After two major defeats and a period of time in hiding, Robert returned with a set of revamped guerrilla tactics that took advantage of the country’s rugged terrain.
This led to a series of military victories between 1310 and 1314, which won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish kingdom.
While on his deathbed, Robert asked his life-long friend, Sir James Douglas, known by the English as the Black Douglas, to carry his heart to Jerusalem, the Holy Land.
When Robert passed, Black Douglas set sail on the mission with the King's embalmed heart hung around his neck, encased in a silver casket.
However, it was a journey of peace that was to take a tragic, fatal turn. Douglas was attacked by the Moors near Teba, a castle on the frontier of Andalucia.
It is said that he tossed the silver casket and heart into the thick of the battle and shouted: ‘Now pass thou onward before us, as thou wast wont, and I will follow thee or die.’
Black Douglas was slain with his body and King Robert’s heart later found on the battlefield.
The King was subsequently buried at Dunfermline and his heart was later retrieved and brought back to Scotland, to be buried in Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire - pictured above.
#ruins #history #historylovers #historicalplace #castle #scotland #historygram #historymatters #architecture #archaeology #abandoned #urbex #abandonedplaces #decay #urbexphotography #lostplaces #urbexworld #photography #urbanexploration #outlawking #abandonedworld #abandonedphotography #urbanexplorer #urbexplaces #urbexpeople #forgottenplaces #shorts #melrose #theprofessorslibrary
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