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		<title>Battle of Methven</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/08/battle-of-methven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A battle which begins with the Oath of the Swans and ends with a full commitment to guerrilla tactics: this is the Battle of Methven, a disaster in the short run for Robert the Bruce, but perhaps a learning experience for him that eventually led to much greater disaster for England.  On February 10, 1306, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bruce Brothers</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/04/the-bruce-brothers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While sources disagree on the numbers and names of Bruce&#8217;s younger sisters, there is widespread agreement on his brothers.  Only one leaves out Alexander, the youngest.  Nobody could argue that Bruce&#8217;s sisters had easy lives.  Much less so he and his brothers.  Of the five, Bruce, Neil, Edward, Thomas, and Alexander, only Bruce died peacefully, though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bruce Sisters</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/04/the-bruce-sisters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a shame that only the broadest strokes of Bruce&#8217;s family portrait have come down through history, because with an abundance of brothers, sisters, and, later, children, there must have been many wonderful stories to tell of their younger years.  What remains, however, is a list of names and fates, and a few sketchy ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christina MacRuairi</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/03/christina-macruairi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christina MacRuairi is one of those fascinating characters of whom history records far too little.  Maybe it is only that my first &#8216;sight&#8217; of her was through the eyes of Nigel Tranter, in his Bruce Trilogy, who portrayed her as standing cool as Scottish mist on her ship while enemies attacked and her men fought around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy at Bannockburn</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/03/strategy-at-bannockburn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do the Davids of history fight the ever-present Goliaths?  Sometimes, a well-aimed stone and a bit of luck (or God&#8217;s help) does the job.  In the case of Robert the Bruce and the small country of Scotland, standing up to the might of England, with a much larger population, bigger horses, better-equipped knights, stones might not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calling All John Comyns</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/02/calling-all-john-comyns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Countess of Buchan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the difficulties of researching medieval times is that of repetitive names, and people with a multitude of names.  In medieval Scotland, there are an abundance of Williams, Alexanders, and Roberts.  Even adding last names doesn&#8217;t always help.  Take the name John Comyn.  In the time of Robert Bruce, alone, there are several of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 10 at Greyfriars Kirk</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/02/february-10-at-greyfriars-kirk/</link>
		<comments>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2010/02/february-10-at-greyfriars-kirk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[February 10 is the day Robert Bruce killed John Comyn in front of the altar of Greyfriars Kirk in Dumfries, in 1306.  The two families, Bruces and Comyns, had long been at odds over the throne of Scotland, and in the days after John Baliol&#8217;s failed kingship, the rivalry renewed.  Bruce and John Comyn agreed to meet at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Communicated.  Again.</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2009/11/ex-communicated-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some background information on this article, it is important to know that Bruce lived from 1274 until 1329,  200 years before Martin Luther&#8217;s 95 Theses and before Henry VIII made his split from the Catholic Church.  In other words, in his day to be Christian was to be Catholic. And Bruce himself seems to have been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isabel MacDuff, Woman in a Cage</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2009/10/isabel-macduff-woman-in-a-cage/</link>
		<comments>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2009/10/isabel-macduff-woman-in-a-cage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Isabel MacDuff did not much care for her lodgings at Berwick Castle.  Isabel MacDuff is a woman who deserves more attention than she has gotten, at least on this side of the Atlantic.  Although a minor player in history, her courage, strength, and patriotism put her on a level withthe greats.   Her story officially begins with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sailing Over Land</title>
		<link>http://bluebellstrilogy.com/blog/2009/10/sailing-over-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the lesser known but more interesting stories from the time of Robert the Bruce is the sea battle against Sir John of Lorne&#8211; more colorfully known as Lame John of Lorne or Ian Bacach. Readers of the Blue Bells Trilogy will be familiar with the MacDougalls. Lame John was the son of Alexander [...]]]></description>
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