On June 19th, 1306, four or five months after the assassination of John Comyn, Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce suffered a defeat at, or near, the village of Methven, by English forces under Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Edward I's maternal first cousin. Apparently, because he hadn't placed pickets around his camp, his entire army was routed during a night attack and Robert himself barely escaped and fled to the Highlands.
What if Robert had been captured or killed during the attack? Well, if he was captured, the English likely would have killed him anyway. Would the throne have passed to his daughter by Isabella of Mar, Marjory, one of his daughters by Elizabeth de Burgh, or one of his brothers (Nigel, Edward, Thomas, Alexander), assuming at least one of them doesn't get captured or executed as IOTL?
John Balliol had already retired to his family's estates in Picardy, France, so there's little chance of him coming back, but perhaps his son, Edward, might try. I'd guess Edward I of England would just try to continue his conquest of Scotland, but would Robert's death have made things easier, harder, or no different than IOTL?
Any thoughts?
What if Robert had been captured or killed during the attack? Well, if he was captured, the English likely would have killed him anyway. Would the throne have passed to his daughter by Isabella of Mar, Marjory, one of his daughters by Elizabeth de Burgh, or one of his brothers (Nigel, Edward, Thomas, Alexander), assuming at least one of them doesn't get captured or executed as IOTL?
John Balliol had already retired to his family's estates in Picardy, France, so there's little chance of him coming back, but perhaps his son, Edward, might try. I'd guess Edward I of England would just try to continue his conquest of Scotland, but would Robert's death have made things easier, harder, or no different than IOTL?
Any thoughts?