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Bruce's Heart: The Mighty Knight's Final Ride
After Bannockburn, Robert the Bruce spent years hammering English border castles, but his greatest gamble came after his death. This episode follows the Black Douglas — Sir James Douglas — who took the king's embalmed heart on a death-or-glory crusade against the Moors in Spain. Douglas had spent his life fighting for Scotland's freedom; now he fought for his king's soul. We trace his crash course through the Siege of Berwick, the brutal Border Wars, and the fateful field of Teba in 1330, where the heart was hurled into the fray. The episode unpacks the legend and the letters…
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