Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
The Comyns have been much maligned over the years by pro-Bruce propagandists
...and the Understatement of the Year Award goes to... Cajunscot!

Little is mentioned, for example, of John Comyn's defeat of Edward II at the Battle of Roslin in 1303
Edward I was still alive at the time, but the point is the same. John Comyn was one of the greatest defenders of Scotland. The problem was that his important allies came to terms with King Edward. He could do nothing more, and had to submit to King Edward himself. The Red Comyn insisted that all Scottish laws and customs should be kept as they were in the days of King Alexander III.