Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306.
From boyhood he was fascinated by Robert the Bruce, and spent six years researching and writing this book..
He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and authored two novel.
As a young man he became a literary critic for the Sunday Times .
About the Author: Ronald McNair Scott was educated at Cheltenham College and St John\'s College, Oxford.
It is a story with episodes as romantic as those of King Arthur, but also one which belongs in the annals of Scottish History, and has shaped a nation.
Using contemporary accounts, Ronald McNair Scott tells the story of Scotland\'s legendary leader, and one of Europe\'s most remarkable medieval kings.
On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland\'s freedom, and let forth a battle cry that would echo through the centuries.
After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty.
Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306
