The death of little Margaret, Maid of Norway threw the Scottish succession wide open and led to many (men) fighting over who should be the next King of Scots. Of course, the King of England thought himself the best man to decide on this matter and in the following years and during the First War [read more]
Elizabeth was born in Ireland circa 1284 as the daughter of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and his wife, Margaret. Elizabeth married the future King, then Earl of Carrick, in 1302. She would have been about 18 years old, while Robert was 28. The death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, had left [read more]
Netflix has just released the trailer for their new film “Outlaw King” about Robert the Bruce, later King Robert I of Scotland. I imagine some of his female relatives, especially his wife Elizabeth de Burgh, will feature as they suffered immensely during the First War of Scottish Independence. Read more about their imprisonment here. Also [read more]
During the First War of Scottish Independence, the female relatives of King Robert (I) the Bruce of Scotland were particularly bad off. Mary Bruce (a sister of Robert), Christina Bruce (a sister of Robert), Marjorie Bruce (the daughter of Robert), Elizabeth de Burgh (the second wife of Robert) and Isabella MacDuff (a supporter but not [read more]
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