John Bruce's original family name was Knight, but on coming of age in 1805 he assumed the name of Bruce: his mother, through whom he inherited the Duffryn estate, was the daughter of William Bruce, high sheriff of Glamorganshire.

Over the centuries, he finds himself opposing the members of the Wayne family throughout history, starting with medieval knight Sir Joshua of Wainwright, to contemporary Bruce Wayne ( Vandal saved Bruce's parents from the mugging that killed them in ' real ' history, but killed them when Bruce was an adult to ensure they did not stop him from reacquiring the meteor, only for him and Bruce to perish when they fell to Earth after a battle in space ), to futuristic Vice President Brenda Wayne, admiring their spirit and strength of character even as he refuses to allow them to stop his efforts.

At the mortuary, the mortician ( Melora Walters ), gives the family Bruce's personal effects, including his wallet with the $ 20 bill.

Elliot held a grudge against the Wayne family since Batman's father, Dr. Thomas Wayne, had saved the life of Elliot's mother after a motor vehicle accident ; Elliot had sabotaged his parents ' vehicle in order to gain their inheritance, and considered Bruce's father as the one who did not allow his plan to be completed.

She and Bruce Patman are bitter rivals, as her family ( her father George owns a computer company ) wants to modernize Sweet Valley ; while Bruce's family wants to maintain the history of the town.

Initially very poor and working as a janitor to help support his mother, Roger was adopted into the Patman family when his mother died and he was revealed to be the illegitimate child of Bruce's deceased uncle.

The family firm continues today as marine consulting engineers Beckett Rankine where Sir Bruce's grandson Gordon Rankine and Allan Beckett's son Tim Beckett are directors.

Buoyed by his military successes, Bruce's forces also invaded Ireland in 1315, purportedly to free the country from English rule ( having received a reply to offers of assistance from Donal O ' Neil, king of Tyrone ), and to open a second front in the continuing wars with England.

Robert Bruce's reign also witnessed some diplomatic achievements.

The most irreconcilable of Bruce's Scottish enemies also came: Ingram de Umfraville, a former Guardian of Scotland, and his kinsman the Earl of Angus, as well as others of the MacDougalls, MacCanns and Sir John Comyn of Badenoch, the only son of the Red Comyn, who was born and raised in England and was now returning to Scotland to avenge his father's killing by Bruce at Greyfriars Kirk in Dumfries in 1306.

Bruce's Cave is named after Robert the Bruce, also known as Robert I of Scotland: it was here that he was said to have seen the famous spider which is described in Cultural depictions of spiders.

Pearson and Birrell also wrote to Dr Robert Anderson while he was publishing his British Poets, pointing out Bruce's claims.

* Life of Michael Bruce, Poet of Loch Leven, by James Mackenzie. A restatement of the case for Bruce's authorship, coupled with a rather violent attack on Logan, is to be found in the with Vindication of his Authorship of the " Ode to the Cuckoo " and other Poems, also Copies of Letters written by John Logan, first published ( 1905 ),

He also finds himself being tasked to raise Bruce's biological son Damian with Alfred.

Bruce's party was defeated at the October election, and Bruce also lost his own seat.

Before 42 Up, he married, and Apted broke the seven-year structure of the films to film Bruce's wedding, which was also attended by Neil.

Bruce's appearance would also prompt Zatara to come out of alcoholism as well as teach the young Wayne, as a means of redemption for being unable to save his parents.

* stage costumes and decoration to instruments used by Cream, including Eric Clapton's famed Gibson SG guitar named also The Fool, Jack Bruce's Fender Bass VI bass, and Ginger Baker's drum kit, created for the group's 1967 tour of the US.

Bruce's brother-in-law, Sir Andrew Murray a Guardian of Scotland during the exile of King David II may also have given holdings in his Smailholm lands Added to these were gifts from lesser donors ; people like Patrick de Dunbar, earl of Marsh who gave a handful of possessions while Sir William Abernethy gave lands in Saltoun and various other minor nobles added further packets of land.

He also did some speech-writing for the Australian prime minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce, and for Bruce's predecessor Billy Hughes.

She also had a rivalry for Bruce's affections with Julia Remarque, the daughter of Alfred Pennyworth and Mademoiselle Marie.

Beyond the vigilante duties as Batman, Terry is also Bruce's chauffeur as well as assisting Bruce's daily business and personal tasks at his home and office.

Most of Bruce's works were scholarly, but he also wrote several popular works on the Bible.

His touchdown total was second on the team behind only Isaac Bruce's 12, while Hakim's 18. 8 average also remains a personal best.

This plan even included Terry's parents being murdered by Andrea Beaumont ( also known as the Phantasm from the 1993 animated film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm ) whilst he watched in order to replicate Bruce's childhood ; Beaumont ultimately refused, as it would dishonor all Batman's principles.

Graham Bond reunited with his former bandmates in the early 1970s, playing with Ginger Baker's Air Force and also spending a short time touring with Jack Bruce's band.

Bruce's website describes her as a " gay, pro-choice, gun owning, pro-death penalty, Tea Party Independent Conservative " who " worked on a number of Democratic campaigns in 1990s, including the 1992 Boxer and Feinstein senate races and the Clinton for President campaign " and " also has a history of supporting Republicans as well, including President Reagan, both Presidents Bush and, quite reluctantly, John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign.

A few characters from the original series pop up, most notably Winston Egbert, who invested in a dot-com venture with Bruce Patman ( also a major character in this book, Bruce's personality changed dramatically when both of his parents passed away suddenly, making him a more caring, sensitive person ).

Robert Bruce, Joseph Bruce's brother, also appears in the movie in multiple personas which include The Preacher, Hack Benjamin, and an officer.

Arbitration by Edward I of England awarded the throne to Balliol, but when Edward subsequently attempted to conquer Scotland, Robert de Brus ' grandson and namesake took the throne as king and maintained Scottish independence ; Bruce's success led to his acceptance as rightful king and Balliol's reign was disregarded as an usurpation ; this established proximity of blood as a valid principle in the Scottish royal succession, although precedent and legislation also had a role.

Bruce's queen, Elizabeth, his daughter Marjorie, his sisters Christina and Mary, and Isabella MacDuff were captured in a sanctuary at Tain, and sent to harsh imprisonment, which included Mary and Isabella being hung in a cage at Roxburgh and Berwick castles respectively for about four years, and Bruce's brother Neil was executed.

Bruce's Irish ancestors included Eva of Leinster ( d. 1188 ), whose ancestors included Brian Boru of Munster and the kings of Leinster.

Highlighted by reminiscences from close friends, the event included musical performances from Jon Anderson and Steve Howe performing the song " Nine Voices " from Yes ' The Ladder sessions, as well as Tom Keenlyside, guitarist, David Sinclair and finally, Taps played on Bruce's trumpet by son Brent.

The new songs included cult-anthems such as " Three Thirteen ", " Premeditated Murder ", and the bruce diss " You In It " which saw Esham question Bruce's paternity of his son " Joseph F. Bruce Jr ".

Bruce, with a small following of his most faithful men, including Sir James Douglas and Gilbert Hay, Bruce's brothers Thomas, Alexander and Edward, as well as Sir Neil Campbell and the Earl of Lennox fled.

Bruce's descendants include all later Scottish monarchs ( except Edward Balliol whom Bruce loyalists would regard as a usurper ) and all British monarchs since the Union of the Crowns in 1603.

Comyn, it seems, had broken an agreement between the two, and informed King Edward of Bruce's plans to be king.

Edward responded with severe brutality against Bruce's allies ; it was clear that he now regarded the struggle not as a war between two nations, but as the suppression of a rebellion of disloyal subjects.

After Bruce's death in 1329, Edward III of England determined to carry on Edward I's project, and supported the claim of Edward Balliol, son of the former King John Balliol, over that of the young David II, son of the Bruce.

However, it should be remembered that many of Edward Bruce's opponents in Ireland were in fact Irish themselves and Irish vassals of Anglo Normans were even employed in earlier English attempts to subjugate Scotland, such as at the Battle of Falkirk.

King Edward was furious when David de Moravia, Bishop of Moray, joined Scotland's cause with Bruce, and Edward appealed to the Pope who excommunicated the bishop, thus removing papal protection, causing him to flee to Orkney, then to Norway, only to return after Robert Bruce's victories against the English.

The town of Granard was sacked by Edward Bruce's army in 1315, and the O ' Farrells soon recovered complete control over their former territory.

Following Bruce's death, the English invaded again, and laid siege to Loch Leven Castle in 1335 in support of the pretender Edward Balliol ( d. 1364 ).

After Bruce's self-exile, Humphrey took Lochmaben, and Edward I awarded him Annandale and the castle.

During this period of chaos, when Bruce's queen, Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of the Earl of Ulster, was captured by Edward I and taken prisoner, Hereford and his wife Elizabeth became her custodians.

In retaliation for Bruce's raids in July 1322, Edward II of England took his army north in August only getting as far as Edinburgh.

Though Edward captured Bothwell in September, and the prince had earlier helped in capturing Robert the Bruce's Turnberry Castle, Edward I and his son met to winter at Linlithgow without having damaged the Scots ’ fighting ability.

The part of the poem which mentions this MacNicol recounts how he took part in Edward Bruce's siege of Carrickfergus Castle in 1316.