Craig Cockburn#Calexit is really about Caledonia, let's be honest.
Particularly appropriate on #Arbroath700 #tartanday.
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Declaration of Arbroath, translation here;
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#tartanday #Arbroath700
BBC News - The most famous letter in Scottish history?
Declaration selfies @LesleyRiddoch
#Arbroath700 #indyref2 @Neil_MacKay5
Arthur StramashThe Alex Salmond Show Podcast 🎧 'Freedom come a’ye' #Arbroath700 #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/rttv/the-alex-salmond-show-freedom-come-aye
https://soundcloud.com/rttv/the-alex-salmond-show-freedom-come-aye
The Alex Salmond Show: Freedom come a’ye
On the 700th anniversary of the declaration of Arbroath, the Alex Salmond Show looks at Scotland’s very own independence declaration and discusses with professor Ted Cowan, singer Sheena Wellington an
FitheachAnother short film about the Declaration of Arbroath, this time in Scots. Presented by Alistair Heather.
Actor Brian Cox reads from the Declaration of Arbroath, Scotland’s de facto claim of independence from 1320 #Arbroath700 🏴 Full documentary 🎥 https://vimeo.com/401599947
The Declaration of Arbroath
This is an excellent, short documentary on the Declaration of Arbroath, and about a tapestry created to commemorate the 700th anniversary. It is presented by Lesley Riddoch and includes contributions from Brian Cox, Fiona Watson & Billy Kay.
The Declaration of Arbroath
Important passages from the Declaration of Arbroath (2)
"But if he [the King of Scots] should cease from these beginnings, wishing to give us or our kingdom to the English or the king of the English, we would immediately take steps to drive him out as the enemy and the subverter of his own rights and ours, and install another King who would make good our defence."
The most radical idea in the DofA, that the people are sovereign and can choose their leadership.
Important passages from the Declaration of Arbroath (1)
"We do not fight for honour, riches, or glory, but solely for freedom, which no true man gives up but with his life."
Translated into English, from the original medieval Latin.