On the lonely island of Rachrin, off the Irish coast, stood a mean and miserable hut. The chill wind of winter rattled its wooden door, demanding to be let in. Inside, a man, his cloak wrapped close ...

Robert the Bruce died on June 7, 1329, just a month before his 55th birthday. The cause of his death has been a source of much discussion, and disagreement, but most modern scholars believe that ...

So we watch Bruce trudge despondently through snowy countryside, enact a Scottish legend about a spider spinning a web, and languish on a farm where a young widow, ... Robert the Bruce.

Macfadyen co-wrote Robert the Bruce with Eric Belgau, and it's on video-on-demand and digital platforms Friday. After discussing the project for years, they prepared a first draft in 2006.

Robert the Bruce is one of the most famous kings of Scotland, known for his resilient tendencies and encounters with spiders. The famous king was depicted in the 1995 film Braveheart (pictured).

Robert Bruce was king of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329 aged 50 ... While waiting, Robert the Bruce watched a spider building a web in the cave's entrance.

The True Story of Robert the Bruce, Scotland’s ‘Outlaw King’ Chris Pine stars as the Netflix film’s eponymous hero, who secures his country’s independence but leaves behind a tangled legacy ...

Robert the Bruce (1274-1329 and king ... There is a famous story about Bruce, after being defeated by the English and living in exile, watching a spider repeatedly trying to spin a web.

Photos reveal Robert the Bruce's 'real' spider cave. IT is one of the most evocative images in history - the moment Robert the Bruce was inspired to battle by a humble spider. dailyrecord.

It’s been 25 years since Angus Macfadyen played Robert the Bruce in Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” - but the journey was far from over.