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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Declaration of Arbroath
		The Declaration of Arbroath was a declaration of Scottish independence, and set out to confirm Scotland's status as an independent, sovereign state and its use of military action when unjustly attacked.
		Arbroath was simply the location of the royal chancery (in other words Abbot Bernard's writing office), and the date provides evidence only for his part in proceedings.
		The Declaration of Arbroath is the declaration of Scottish independence in the form of a letter that was submitted to Pope John XXII, after being signed by Scottish nobles on April 6, 1320, in order to overcome his objections to the end of a period of English dominance.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Declaration-of-Arbroath (2201 words)

	Declaration of Arbroath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Declaration of Arbroath was a declaration of Scottish independence, and set out to confirm Scotland's status as an independent, sovereign state and its use of military action when unjustly attacked.
		Arbroath was simply the location of the royal chancery (in other words Abbot Bernard's writing office), and the date provides evidence only for his part in proceedings.
		The stirring rhetoric of the Declaration has made it famous both in Scotland, and internationally, and it is argued that it had some influence on the drafters of the United States Declaration of Independence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Declaration_of_Arbroath (784 words)

	Scotland's Birthplace
		The Declaration was addressed to the Pope who had given his support to Edward II and excommunicated Robert the Bruce.
		The story - and today's significance - of the Declaration of Arbroath is interpreted in the Gatehouse Range, while the Abbot's House describes the monks' way of life, the role of the Abbot, featuring Cardinal Beaton, and the long history of the building itself.
		Angus is famous for the historic Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, Peter Pan great Angus golf, walking in Angus, Kirriemuir the home of Peter Pan, the stunning Glamis Castle and of course Arbroath Smokies.
	www.angusahead.com /VisitAngus/GenealogyHistoryCult/DeclarationAndAbbey.asp (784 words)

	Arbroath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Burgh of Arbroath or Aberbrothock (archaic, Scottish Gaelic: Obair Bhrothaig) is the largest burgh in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of approximately 23,000 people (2001 census).
		The town is internationally famous as the home of the Declaration of Arbroath, the statement of Scottish independence signed by the nobility in the 14th century.
		Arbroath Abbey was founded by King William the Lion in 1178 for monks of the Tironesian order from Kelso Abbey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arbroath,_Angus (1261 words)

	Scotland: The Declaration of Arbroath
		Thus the Declaration of Arbroath was prepared as a formal Declaration of Independence.
		It was drawn up in Arbroath Abbey on the 6th April 1320, most likely by the Abbot, Bernard de Linton, who was also the Chancellor of Scotland.
		It used stong words, indicating that without acceptance of the Scottish case that the wars would continue and the resultant deaths would be the responsibility of the Pope.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/scotland/arbroath.html (225 words)

	BBC - History - Scottish History
		Like the American Declaration of Independence, which is partially based on it, it is seen by many as the founding document of the Scottish nation.
		The Declaration is a Latin letter which was sent to Pope John XXII in April/May 1320.
		In spite of all possible motivations for its creation, the Declaration of Arbroath, under the extraordinary circumstances of the Wars of Independence, was a prototype of contractual kingship in Europe.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/scottishhistory/independence/features_independence_arbroath.shtml (499 words)

	Declaration of Arbroath 1320 Limited Edition from Scotland Gifts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Declaration of Arbroath, is without doubt the most precious and treasured historical document in the National Archives of Scotland.
		The Declaration is the noblest statement of Scottish national sentiment and feeling ever penned; written in an eloquent, scholarly, yet heart-stirring vigorous mediaeval Latin prose; an emotional outpouring of a Nation’s Pride and Dignity and its Claim to Freedom.
		The Declaration was written on behalf of the Community of the Realm of Scotland, at Arbroath, by Bernard de Linton, Abbot of Arbroath, Chancellor of Scotland, 6th April, 1320 to Pope John XXII, at Avignon, France, as International Arbitrator.
	www.scotlandgifts.com /uk/products/scotia/declaration_of_arbroath.htm (329 words)

	Declaration of Arbroath - Scotland Independence
		This is an official poster of the Declaration of Arbroath, or to use its other name, the Scottish Declaration of Independence.
		"The Declaration of Arbroath" is one of the best known and most treasured document in the national archives of Scotland.
		It is a letter from the earls and barons of Scotland to the Pope during the War of Independence, expressing the country's independent national identity and asking him to urge the English king to cease his aggression towards Scotland.
	www.declaration-of-arbroath.co.uk (188 words)

	Did You Know? - Declaration of Arbroath
		The Declaration of Arbroath (sometimes called the Declaration of Independence) was Scotland's response to the excommunication.
		It is one of the great icons of Scotland and is in the form of a letter (in Latin) to the Pope from eight earls and 31 barons of Scotland asking him in rousing terms to acknowledge Scotland as an independent nation and to reject the claims of the English king.
		The Declaration was ahead of its time as it sets out that the king (previously regarded as appointed by God) could be driven out if he did not uphold the freedom of the country.
	www.rampantscotland.com /know/blknow_arbroath.htm (853 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A letter was composed in Latin by Bernard of Linton, the Abbot of the Abbey of Arbroath, and closed with the seals of 39 known Christian noblemen of Scotland.
		This Declaration was in effect a bombshell dropped in the lap of King Edward II of England by someone who had sneaked in through the back door.
		The Declaration of Arbroath was in effect a Declaration of Independence for Scotland.
	www.tartans.com /articles/declarationofarbroath.html (1377 words)

	Culture and History - Declaration of Arbroath
		I've only been to Arbroath a few times, and, with no disrespect to the good folk of that town, it doesn't have a huge deal going for it.
		It is no secret or surprise that the "Declaration of Arbroath" provided no small measure of inspiration for the American Declaration of Independence.
		An excellent book on this subject, FOR FREEDOM ALONE: The Declaration of Arbroath, 1320, is available in the FirstFoot Scottish Bookshop.
	www.firstfoot.com /Kulture/declarationarbroath.htm (604 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Timeline - The Declaration of Arbroath
		Accompanying these letters was the Declaration of Arbroath, a document drawn up by Scottish barons, clergy and other nobles, which formally set out Scotland’s case for independence.
		The declaration explains Scotland’s struggle to become an independent state, and tries to persuade the Pope of the legitimacy of Scotland's case.
		What makes the Declaration of Arbroath so different from anything that had gone before is that for the first time it sets the will and wishes of the people above the king.
	heritage.scotsman.com /timelines.cfm?cid=1&id=41562005 (755 words)

	News Story (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Declaration of Arbroath is the centrepiece of the exhibition, marking the 700
		The jewel in the crown of the exhibition is the Declaration of Arbroath.
		The Declaration of Arbroath is one of three historic Scottish documents now on display for the public to appreciate.
	northtonight.grampiantv.co.uk /content?page=s1_1_1&newsid=7324 (202 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath
		The Declaration of Arbroath is the most famous document in Scottish history.
		In a skillfully written document, the Declaration was designed to persuade the Pope John XXII to recognise Scotland's legitimacy as a separate nation, with a separate King of Scots.
		The Declaration was said to be written by the Chancellor of Scotland - Bernard, Abbot of Arbroath.
	www.angelfire.com /sc/freedom/histdecofarbroath.html (1104 words)

	The Scots declare their Scythian connections
		The Declaration of Arbroath was written in Latin and promulgated on April 6th, 1320, at Arbroath Abbey (on the east coast of Scotland, just north of St. Andrews, the home of golf).
		Particularly interesting is that the Declaration claims a connection between the Scots and the Scythians, and also mentions the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt.
		Given at the monastery of Arbroath in Scotland on the sixth day of the month of April in the year of grace thirteen hundred and twenty and the fifteenth year of the reign of our King aforesaid.
	www.giveshare.org /israel/arbroathdeclaration.html (860 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath
		The Declaration of Arbroath is probably the most famous document issued from Scotland during the Medieval period.
		The Declaration was issued in April 1320 and was written by Bernard de Linton, Abbot at the Tironesian Abbey at Arbroath.
		The Declaration is a letter, drafted at the behest of the Scottish Nobility in an attempt to justify the Kingship of Robert I. At the time, Robert was Excommunicate as he had murdered his rival for the throne John Comyn in a church.
	www.gaddgedlar.com /Arbroath.htm (798 words)

	YWAM Arbroath - Destiny DTS - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Our vision at YWAM Arbroath is to raise up an army of young passionate warriors on the East Coast of Scotland who are united in their love for Jesus and each other, and who are committed to boldly following His destiny for their lives.
		Arbroath is a fishing town on the rocky east coast of Scotland, between Dundee and Aberdeen.
		They wrote and signed the Declaration of Arbroath which declared Scotland to be a free country,"it is not for glory, honor or wealth that we fight, but for freedom, and freedom alone, which no true man surrenders but with his life!" This is the Declaration of Arbroath.
	www.destinydts.com /ywam/index1.html (304 words)

	Arbroath
		Arbroath is a large town on the east coast of Angus.
		It is home to the famous Arbroath Abbey where in 1320, Scotland's nobles swore their independence from England in the famous 'Declaration of Arbroath'.
		Near the harbour is the Signal Tower Museum which tells the story of Arbroath and its people while just outside Arbroath, in the village of St Vigeans, there is a small museum with a fine collection of Pictish stones.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/arbroathtown (192 words)

	The Declation of Arbroath 1320
		Above the seals of eight earls and forty-five barons, it asked for the Pope's dispassionate intervention in the bloody quarrel between the Scots and the English, and so that he might understand the difference between the two its preamble gave him a brief history of the former.
		But the roots of his kingship were Celtic, and a Celtic tradition was here invoked, the memory of the Seven Earls, the Seven Sons of Cruithne the Pict in who, it was believed, had rested the ancient right of tanistry, the elevation of kings by selection.
		Given at the Monastery of Arbroath in Scotland the sixth day of April in the year of Grace one thousand three hundred and twenty, and in the fifteenth year of the King named above.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/darbroath.htm (886 words)

	Declaration of Arbroath (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Declaration of Arbroath was a letter dated 6th April 1320 to Pope John XXII in the name of the Community of the Realm.
		It was written in the Abbey of Arbroath and sealed by eight earls and thirty-one barons.
		Bernard of Linton, Abbot of Arbroath and Chancellor of Scotland wrote the Declaration itself.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/all_things_scottish/17287 (395 words)

	The Arbroath Declaration (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Our original kit of The Arbroath Declaration is on 27-count white Linda evenweave and includes the most famous and stirring phrase from the Declaration.
		Drafted in Latin by Bernard of Linton, Abbot of Arbroath and Chancellor of Scotland, it was sealed at Arbroath Abbey in April 1320 by eight earls and 31 barons and despatched to the Pope.
		Even today, the Declaration is of enormous constitutional importance as it sets out the Scots relationship with their monarch.
	www.mearnscraft.co.uk /declaration.htm (923 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath 1320
		Described as "a masterpiece of propaganda, of diplomacy, and more recently of medieval Latin prose", the Declaration of Arbroath is a letter from the barons of Scotland to Pope John XXII.
		It was written by Bernard, Chancellor of Scotland and Abbot of Arbroath Abbey, and signed in April 1320, eventually arriving at the Papal Court in Avignon, France later the same year.
		The Declaration of Arbroath was and has been unequalled in its eloquent plea for the liberty of man. From the darkness of medieval minds it shone a torch upon future struggles which its signatories could not have foreseen or understood.
	www.calodges.org /no406/R-BRUCE.HTM (1981 words)

	Arbroath (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Declaration of Arbroath took the form of a letter or petition sent from the Scottish nobles to the Pope.
		It is the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (1320), a model for the American Declaration of Independence.
		The significance of the 6th April 1320 relates to the Declaration of Arbroath when 6 years after Bannockburn 100 men gathered at Arbroath to write a Declaration of their loyalty to Scotland and forward this to the Pope in Italy to have him support their case for Independence.
	bydand.orcon.net.nz /page5.htm (1093 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath
		Every Scot knows that the Declaration of Arbroath was one of the greatest and most important statements of human rights ever written.
		The original Declaration of Arbroath tells the Pope that the Scots nobles would even be prepared to cast out their beloved Robert the Bruce as king if he were ever to sell them out to the English.
		More than half of them were of recent Scots descent and knew the importance the Arbroath document had on the old country they hailed from.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/8287/arbroath.html (868 words)

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