 On 10 February 1306, Bruce murdered Comyn at what was supposed to be a parley between the two rivals, and set about claiming the throne for himself, being crowned at Scone on 27 March.Over the next years he gradually reconquered Scotland from the English, culminating in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.He was finally recognised by the English as King of independent Scotland by the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, 1328.