You Won’t Believe What Historical Figures Actually Looked Like

Robert The Bruce

Robert the Bruce, aka Robert I, was the King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. There aren’t any formal portraits of him and only some loose drawings. Students at the University of Glasgow decided to figure out what he really looked like.

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