Tour Scotland short 4K Winter travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music. of the King Robert The Bruce Monument statue on the esplanade on ancestry, genealogy, family history to the Castle in Stirling, Britain, United Kingdom. Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence against England. The surname Bruce was first found in Yorkshire, England, where Robert de Bruis was granted ninety four manors. His son Robert de Bruys travelled north with Earl David of Huntingdon who later became King of Scotland and was granted large estates in Annandale, Scotland about 1150. Robert de Bruys had two sons: Robert and William. Robert, who became known as Robert the Bruce, would later claim the crown of Scotland and unite Scotland against the English. He defeated the English army soundly in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. As a result of this battle Scotland gained its independence from England as declared in the Treaty of Northampton in 1328. Spelling variations of this family name include: Brywiss, Broyse, Bruce, Bruice, Bruise, Brus, Broys, Brywass, Brues, Brywess, Bruwes, Bruys, Bruze, Brwze, Brywes, Bruse, Braose, Bruis, Browse and many more. Douglas Bruce arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship William Nicol in 1840; Charles Bruce landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840; James Bruce arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1749; George Bruce arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, in 1862; Sarah Bruce arrived in Massachusetts, America, in 1643; Alexander Bruce who settled in Virginia, America, in 1716; James Bruce settled in South Carolina, America, in 1716. Clan Bruce, Scottish Gaelic: Brùs, is a Lowlands Scottish clan. It was a Royal House in the 14th century, producing two kings of Scotland, Robert the Bruce and King David II of Scotland, and a disputed High King of Ireland, Edward Bruce. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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