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Declaration of Arbroath

Scotland · House / House of Bruce. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1320

Robert I the Bruce6 April 1320

Arbroath Abbey · House / House of Bruce

Symbolic of the Scottish constitution in the 17th Century. Declares Scottish independence. Addressed to the Pope to lift the excommunication from Robert I the Bruce

Robert I the Bruce1320

Arbroath Abbey · House / House of Bruce

Symbolic of the Scottish constitution in the 17th Century. Declares Scottish independence, the Declaration of Arbroath. Declares Scottish independence. Addressed to the Pope to lift the excommunication from Robert I the Bruce

Names involved

Robert I the Bruce

Provenance

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