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Loading... For Freedom Alone: Scotland's Declaration of Independence (Scottish History Matters Series)by Edward J. Cowan
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A leter from Arbroath to the pope, dated on April 6, 1320, originated, not in a crowded parliament or convention, but rather in the comparative obscurity of the royal chancery located somewhere in the abbey. Written in the high-flown style which papal correspondence demanded, the Declaration of Arbroath, as it is known, has, over a period of almost 700 years, acquired a near-mythic status as it has come to be regarded as inextricably linked to Scottish identity and nationalism. The letter is real enough. It survives and can be read and has now been translated several times from its original Latin into English, and into metrical Gaelic and Scots; it belongs to the world as well as Arbroath. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)941.103History and Geography Europe British Isles Scotland 1314-1424LC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |