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Robert the Bruce
On the 10th February 1306 Robert the Bruce murdered rival for the throne John Comyn in Dumfries.
Forced into exile, Bruce later returned to dramatically defeat Edward II's English army at Bannockburn and end the Wars of Independence.
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