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Robert I (1306-29) Roben Bruce murdered John Cornyn in Greyfriars' church. Dumfries. on 12 February 1306. By the limeofhiscoronalion al Scone on 25-27 march. he had rcpleni~hcd his castles of Dunavcrty and Loch Doon. and he and his !.upportcrs had taken. besieged. or attempted to win over the garrisons of all the castles in the South-West which arc marked on map. Support for Ihis rebellion was nOl confined to Ihm area; the castle of Cupar in Fife. and the new cast le of Tolibothwell in Aberdeenshire were also captured. The English forces ofoccupation also seem 10 have reacted quickly after the Comyn murder. They look steps to reinforce Ihe important castles of Roxburgh and Jedburgh as early as 13 February. By mid-June. Edward),s lieutenant in Scotland, Aymcrde Valence. had established himself at Perth, having retaken Cupar and having received the first overtures of surrender from some of Bruce's supporters at Scotland we ll on 9 June. Bruce seems 10 have spent some ofthe period after his coronation at various places in Perthshire. presumably attempting 10 muster his po",cr. The confrontation of the two annies at Methven on 19 June proved disastrous for Bruce. Fleeing westwards, he was pursued by at least a detachment of English cavalry, and on or about 13 July suffered anolhermajordefeat at Dairy. at the hands ofJohn Macdougall of Argyll. After hi!. engagement, the queen and the Olher ladies of "~ Bruce's party were sent north to Kildrummy. However, Valence also turned northwards on 13 July. reaching Aberdeen on 3 August He quick ly moved on Kildrummy. The ladies had left the castle before il fell in early September. but they were captured soon afterwards at SI Duthac's sanctuary near Tain. The castles which were held forBruce in the south-west werequickly subdued by the English local commanders. who had quelled any remaining resistance by 9 November. Bruee himself had already disappeared into the west. t1 (J \:1\\ o Kildrummy (early ~~'\Y' 1306) xLOChTay~ Foulis Wester M~thven (1916106 Callander'::~ )('_.~ne"'" Crieff~Perth • Muthill Cupar (2 June 1306) Scotlandwell Kirkintilloch

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