Today marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Abroath, place-dated 6 April 1320 Arbroath Abbey. Its evocative sentiments and storing language have given it a special resonance in Scotland and around the world
Though the display @NtlMuseumsScot with @NatRecordsScot is postponed, we're celebrating the anniversary nontheless! Catch me and Prof Dauvit Broun in the Museum's first podcast! https://twitter.com/NtlMuseumsScot/status/1247089771140300800
You can hear display co-curator and Head of Medieval Records @NatRecordsScot Dr Alan Borthwick introduce the Declaration of Arbroath here
https://twitter.com/NatRecordsScot/status/1247074121973972992

And download a new booklet produced to celebrate the anniversary here (in English)
https://twitter.com/NatRecordsScot/status/1247075334949928960

And in Gaelic here! https://twitter.com/NatRecordsScot/status/1247086333362933761
And if you're homeschooling (after the holidays!), @NatRecordsScot and @HistEnvScot made an illustrated activity book for kids all about the Declaration of Arbroath 


with lots of colouring in!
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=3304f94b-1eaa-47f8-8f4d-ab92007c64f1




