
The Declaration of Arbroath
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The words of the Declaration of Arbroath echo down the centuries as a supreme statement of defiance against tyranny. But should we read it as a seminal declaration of Scottish national identity or a practical response to a diplomatic problem? The model for the United States Declaration of Independence or as a clever piece of medieval rhetoric? Indicative of the strength of support for the 'hero king' Robert the Bruce or evidence of the weakness of his usurping regime?
Seven hundred years on from this declaration - a letter, sent in the name of the barons of Scotland to Pope John XXII - Tom Turpie explains why it was produced and why it contains the extraordinary sentiments it does. He sets it in the context of a world plagued by war and climate change, and explores how the relevance of this letter has ebbed and flowed over seven centuries. In doing so, this book aims to help readers to understand the single most significant document to be produced in medieval Scotland.
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- Front Cover
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on termonology
- Timeline
- Introduction
- Section I Scotland, England and the Papacy in the Middle Ages
- Medieval Scotland
- Things Fall Apart: War and Climate Change, c.1250-1320
- The Wars of Independence
- The Emergence of Robert the Bruce
- After Bannockburn: Famine and Stalemate
- Scotland and the Medieval Popes
- Section II The Production and Content of the Three Letters
- Responding to the Pope
- The Content of the Barons' Letter
- Section III The Impact and Significance of the Barons' Letter since 1320
- The Reception of the Letters and the End of the War
- The Long-term Significance of the Barons' Letter in Scotland
- The Barons' Letter and the Declaration of Independence
- Recent Historical Controversies and Debates
- The Declaration of Arbroath: What it meant then and what it means now
- The Other Letters from 1320
- Robert I's Cover Letter
- The Letter from the Clergy
- The Declaration of Arbroath in Latin
- The Declaration of Arbroath in English
- Back Cover
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