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    THE LIBRARY

    Feb 21, 2020 4 minutes

    When it comes to Scotland, context is everything: the more armed you are with background knowledge, the more enriched your travels will be. From Scotland’s monarchy to its complex system of land ownership, here are some of the best history books to add to your reading list.

    EVENTS

    THE DECLARATION OF ARBROATH 1320: “FOR FREEDOM ALONE”

    Edward J Cowan

    To mark the 700th anniversary of the important moment in Scottish history, in which dozens of Scottish nobles sealed a document confirming Scotland’s status as an independent sovereign state (see page 54), a new edition of this book has been released. Here, Cowan, former Professor of Scottish History and Director of the

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