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Today, 6th of April 2020, marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (1320), one of the most important documents in Scottish history.
Here's a wee thread, from someone who had to study this document at university, in Lisbon, as part of my degree in History:
Here's a wee thread, from someone who had to study this document at university, in Lisbon, as part of my degree in History:
The Declaration of Arbroath is a letter, written in Latin, and signed by almost 40 Scottish barons & earls, addressed to Pope John XXII.
The Pope was a major political figure throughout most of the Middle Ages, and this was a bit like sending a letter to the United Nations.
The Pope was a major political figure throughout most of the Middle Ages, and this was a bit like sending a letter to the United Nations.
Calling it a Declaration of Independence isn't exactly correct - to be precise, the Declaration of Arbroath makes it clear that Scotland had been a sovereign kingdom for many centuries, ruled by a succession of Scottish kings, and that no one else could claim sovereignty over it.
