Пропущенные фразы можно заполнить следующим образом:
Robert the Bruce
The Bruce family, one of the three most powerful noble families in Scotland (a) **6) alongside the Balliols and the Comyns**, gave strategic support to King Edward I’s invasion of Scotland in 1296, **7) hoping to take Balliol’s place on the throne**, but their ambitions were thwarted when Edward decided to rule Scotland **1) as an English province**. Robert the Bruce therefore chose to support the rebel William Wallace, **5) leading revolts at Irvine and Ayr**. After Falkirk was lost in 1298, Bruce, **4) to come back a year later**, was appointed a guardian of Scotland. In 1306 he killed Comyn and had himself crowned Robert I of Scotland, **2) which culminated in victory in June 1314**.