Robert I ‘the Bruce’, King of Scots
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Sir Walter Scott tells of the tale of how a little spider inspired Robert the Bruce to win his country’s sovereignty.
Robert I of Scotland forced England to recognise Scottish independence in 1328. But back in 1307, King Edward I had responded to news of Robert’s coronation by seizing his estates, kidnapping his Queen and murdering his brother. Robert fled to the remote isles, and according to a popular folktale his fate hung almost literally by a spider’s thread.