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Timeline

Background

The Wars of Independence, 1286 -1306, Part 1

The Wars of Independence, 1306 -1318, Part 2

The Wars of Independence, 1318 -1329, Part 3

 

Sources of Evidence

1. The Lübeck letter: the only surviving original document issued by Wallace: a letter sent in 1297, advising European trade partners that Scottish ports were open for trade, as Scotland had been freed from English control.
2. The Ayr Manuscript: the second-oldest surviving text of laws passed in the Scottish Parliament in 1318, during the reign of Robert I.
3. The Declaration of Arbroath: one of the treasures of the National Archives, written in 1320 to Pope John XXII in support of Robert I and an independent Scotland.

How documents were created

How the documents survived

 

 


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