Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the King Robert The Bruce Tomb on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. King Robert I died at Cardross Castle, Dumbartonshire on the 13th of June 1329. His heart was removed to begin its journey to the Holy Land. His body was embalmed and carried across Scotland to its final resting places in Dunfermline. It was during the rebuilding of the choir of the Abbey in 1818 that the remains of King Robert the Bruce were accidentally discovered. 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. 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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