Derek Mcclure's Impact On The Scottish Psyche In Medieval Scotland

The Declaration of Arbroath, possibly one of the most famous historical documents of its time, written in the name of the whole of The Community of the Realm of Scotland and fundamental to the unfolding of events in its aftermath. It was a famously eloquent political document in the form of a letter to Pope John XXII in April, 1320. It written by the Barons and The Peoples of Scotland asking him to recognise Scotland’s historical claim of independence, a plea for acknowledgement of right of the people of Scotland to live in peace, free from attack or the threat of attack from the English Crown and to recognise Robert the Bruce as their King. To asses the impact on the Scottish psyche in Medieval Scotland it is important to to understand
With excellent trade, enterprise and prosperity, Scotland was a busy thriving economy trading in mainly wool, in the south as well as in Europe. As early as the 12th and 13th Centuries we can see that Scotland was ethnically and linguistically a diverse place. The peoples of Scotland were the Picts, the Britons, the Angles, the Norse and of course the Scots themselves, all united by common interests rather than where they were born or their blood line. This diversity was a great
But it begins by emphasising the ancient history of the Scottish people. “We have lived free from enslavement for the reign of 113 Scottish Kings”. The text draws parallels between the Jewish people crossing the Red Sea, twelve hundred years before the Scots own journey from Scynthia to their own Promised Land. Further biblical references to Scots being given a special place by Jesus among the Nations of the Earth, stating that Jesus called up Saint Andrew, the first of his Apostles to be a Patron to the Scots and protect them forever.