info on robert bruce

[Debrasue]

Here you go, go to this site:
http://www.robert-the-bruce.com there is some iteresting info there. I am a decendent of The Bruce, and I always heard stories growing up from my scottish grandfather...so I look on the web ALL the time for info on him. That is a good page! Good Luck!! =) I am not trying to pass the buck, just too much info on the page to copy and paste! =0)

[explorer]

hi debrasue, thanks for the website. plan on checking it out here shortly. i've been reading some of the earlier postings and they have some interesting info. thanks again!!

If you're into research on the web, take a look at http://www.scottishhistory.com

The Declaration of Arbroath was basically a plea to the Pope to lift the excommunication of Robert Bruce which had been imposed at the behest of the English during the Wars of Independence.

The Treaty of Edinburgh, ratified at Northampton, was the final peace treaty which ended the Wars of Independence. Active warfare had ended several years earlier, but this treaty was the final recognition of Scotland's independence by England.

[explorer]

thanks, i knew if i whined long enough you'd jump in to shut me up. i read the declaration of arbroath, in fact i printed and have read it several times. several interesting things, caught me attention. that it clearly states when they arrived in scotland, were they had been and what route they took. it also clearly states their christian believe. it has given my alot of food for thought.

so the pope had turned his back on scotland's suffering because of one mans excommunication? just the possibility of that stuns me.

[ANDY-J]

Anyone who examines the American declaration of independence will notice certain similarities with the declaration of Arbroath.This is because the revolutionaries incorporated certain elements of the declaration of Arbroath within their own declaration.A testament to the fact that this was a unique and truly remarkable document for the period in which it was written.

[dbb9]

Hope my potted history under the thread HONOUR THE BRUCE!!!!!!! is of some use to you, explorer.

[explorer]

i enjoyed reading your post!! i have been skipping around reading everyone's contributions. i havent said much because i know nothing about the subject and am trying to gather information to draw a conclusion. i've read the declaration of arbroath several times in amazement. it would seem to me that the scots had tremendous pride and loyalty to their nation, albeit, they may have been a landless nation at times. the reason i say this is simply because the declaration states they dwelt in other lands among other tribes. if they had no unity as a people, (which to me is what a nation is) why did'nt they simply blend in with those other tribes and fade away? but as i said, i am not educated in this subject and this is only my personal opinion. i look forward to read future posts from you.