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Robert the Bruce stabbed John Comyn III of Badenoch to death (pictured) in front of the altar at Greyfriars church in Dumfries.
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Robert the Bruce
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
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John Comyn III of Badenoch
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Greyfriars, Dumfries
Friary in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Dumfries
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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