{"product_id":"robert-the-bruce-9780300240313","title":"Robert the Bruce","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘His biography, well researched, fresh and distinctive, knocks off the top perch G.W.S. Barrow’s \u003ci\u003eRobert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1965.’—Katie Stevenson, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Penman’s book is first-class history: detailed, closely argued and ringing with the authority of one steeped in the period . . .Penman’s scholarship is commendable, his style clear, his contribution to this field a truly original and quietly groundbreaking addition to the known facts of Robert the Bruce. It is essential reading as midsummer draws near – and long after.’ —Rosemary Goring, \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His biography, well researched, fresh and distinctive, knocks off the op perch G.W.S.Barrow's Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, published in 1965.'—Katie Stevenson, \u003ci\u003eWorld of Interiors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[T]his is an outstanding piece of work that shines a light on some extremely murky corners of history and allows King Robert's genius as a lawmaker and diplomat to rival his undoubted skill as a military leader.'—Fiona Watson, \u003ci\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]he fullest reappraisal of this crucial figure since the 1960s… [A] major advance in the study of this critical period in the shaping of the late medieval Scottish kingdom”—Michael H. Brown, \u003ci\u003eRoyal Studies Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Robert Bruce’s piety is one of the fascinating themes that characterise Michael Penman’s full and definitive account of the king’s life and reign. A magesterial study.'—Michael Prestwich, author of \u003ci\u003eEdward I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864344310103,"sku":"9780300240313","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300240313.jpg?v=1722271509","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/robert-the-bruce-9780300240313","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}