Declaration of Arbroath - ''For Freedom Alone''

Informationen zum Autor Edward J. Cowan  was formerly Professor of Scottish History at the University of Glasgow and Director of the university’s Dumfries Campus. He previously taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Guelph, Ontario. A fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he died in January 2022. Klappentext The Declaration of Arbroath, 6 April, 1320, is one of the most remarkable documents to have been produced anywhere in medieval Europe. Signed by 51 Scottish nobles, it confirms Scotland's status as an independent sovereign state with the right to use military action if unjustly attacked. Quoted by many, understood by few, its historical significance has now almost been overtaken by its mythic status. Since 1998, the US Senate has claimed that the American Declaration of Independence is modelled upon 'the inspirational document' of Arbroath. This is the first book-length study to examine the origins of the Declaration and the ideas upon which it drew, while tracing the rise of its mythic status in Scotland and exploring its impact upon revolutionary America.

Product details

• Authors: Edward J Cowan, Edward J. Cowan, Edward J.
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781780276458
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-645-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; History, European History, Political Ideologies, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Archaeology by period / region, 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Political ideologies and movements