This man was aided to victory on Palm Sunday by a lieutenant known as "the Black Douglas", and he put forth a non-surviving portion of the Declaration of Arbroath, a draft letter written to John XXII espousing his chief political goal. While trying to aid France, this man was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross, while he was much more successful at an earlier victory that saw his troops charge from Gillies Hill. Thi
This man was aided to victory on Palm Sunday by a lieutenant known as "the Black Douglas", and he put forth a non-surviving portion of the Declaration of Arbroath, a draft letter written to John XXII espousing his chief political goal. While trying to aid France, this man was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross, while he was much more successful at an earlier victory that saw his troops charge from Gillies Hill. This ruler was excommunicated after killing John Comyn in a church, but he solidified his power by marrying his son David II to Joan and ensuring a 5-year truce in the Treaty of Northampton. His best-known victory came near the River Forth and followed this man's siege of Stirling Castle in 1314. The victor over Edward II at Bannockburn, for 10 points, name this man who built on the success of William Wallace as King of Scotland during the Wars of Independence.
This man was aided to victory on Palm Sunday by a lieutenant known as "the Black Douglas", and he put forth a non-surviving portion of the Declaration of Arbroath, a draft letter written to John XXII espousing his chief political goal.
Robert the Bruce [or Robert I]