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Posted by Songbird on 7/22/2024, 1:46 pm, in reply to "This Day in History – July 22"
ROBERT THE BRUCE 
Historians from the University of Glasgow and craniofacial experts from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have unveiled the images.
Robert the Bruce, who reigned over Scotland between 1306 and his death in 1329 at the age of around 55, is famous for fighting the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
Experts said he would have had a muscular neck and strong frame due to a first-class diet, preparing him for the brutality of medieval warfare. And some of the virtual images show how leprosy may have affected him, leaving his nose and cheeks disfigured.
The quest to reveal Robert the Bruce’s face was launched by Dr Martin MacGregor, a historian at the University of Glasgow, who was inspired by the use of technology in the discovery of King Richard III of England’s skeleton in 2012.
He said: “Bruce was an interesting man and an exceptionally capable king. If we have new technology to tell us more about him, and get closer to him, it seems sensible to use it.”
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