Robert the Bruce kills Sir Henry de Bohun at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Henry de Bohun, nephew of the Earl of Hereford, was riding ahead of h

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Robert the Bruce kills Sir Henry de Bohun at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Henry de Bohun, nephew of the Earl of Hereford, was riding ahead of his companions when he caught sight of the Scottish king. De Bohun lowered his lance and began a charge that carried him to lasting fame. King Robert was mounted on a small palfrey and armed only with a battle-axe. With the Englishman only feet away, Bruce turned aside, stood in his stirrups and hit the knight so hard with his axe that he split his helmet and head in two.

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