He is sometimes said to be the son of a Scottish king.
Some said the place had once been the seat of Scottish kings.
The campaign of 1307 and 1308 ended the internal threat to the Scottish king.
It was no longer possible to maintain a position of real independence from the Scottish king.
Opposition to the Scottish kings in this period was indeed hard.
"In two more weeks it should be good enough for an eleventh-century Scottish king."
No previous Scottish king had ever tried to claim that this was the age when his minority ended.
Stewart was an active and important servant of the Scottish king.
Stephen, not wishing to face several forces at once had to make concessions with the Scottish king.
However, the Scottish kings spoken of can be identified, and the evidence made useful.
