Conquered By No One

A People's History of the Scottish Nobles who attached their seals to the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320

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Conquered by No One is now available! If you like Scottish History this is a must have christmas present! In addtion to biographies of the Nobles the book also contains a new translation of the Declaration of Arbroath and the response from ther Pope.

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Find us on Facebook - discuss the contents - discover the Barons and their biographers
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Amazon are currently selling #ConqueredbyNoOne for £11.09 with free postage - a discount from the usual £11.99 why not grab your copy now?
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@JRTomlinAuthor "In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness & humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of a tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature w/ hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect..."

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That's all for today's tweets about #DeclarationofArbroath nobles. But, in truth, the story of the Declaration went on throughout April 1320, and beyond. We'll continue to share snapshots on this thread as we move towards publication of https://t.co/eeNyJ4sBs2 at the end of April

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Thread: Today we're celebrating #Arbroath700 by tweeting about Scots who made #DeclarationofArbroath in 1320. First up: Robert the Bruce. He didn't actually put his seal on the Declaration, as he sent his own letter to the Pope (now lost) #ConqueredByNoOne https://t.co/eeNyJ4sBs2

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Completing hat-trick of nobles who sealed #DeclarationofArbroath 700 years ago today (generally considered good thing) before being tried for treason 700 years ago in August (generally considered not so good) #infamyinfamy. Alex Wood tells David's story in https://t.co/eeNyJ4sBs2

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@JRTomlinAuthor I guess it depends on whether you view hanging, drawing and quartering from a 14th or 21st century perspective? ... which is a fascinating topic itself in philosophy of history. These pics were all intended to be a bit provocative - thanks for rising to the challenge!

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@JRTomlinAuthor We agree on David. Although Alex Wood's chapter does ask interesting questions re his earlier life ... https://t.co/2sfakktNVQ

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Completing hat-trick of nobles who sealed #DeclarationofArbroath 700 years ago today (generally considered good thing) before being tried for treason 700 years ago in August (generally considered not so good) #infamyinfamy. Alex Wood tells David's story in https://t.co/eeNyJ4sBs2

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@JRTomlinAuthor Thanks @JRTomlinAuthor: chapter's more nuanced than publisher's scurrilous Twitter-take! But I'll also feed your comments on through our editor @neiledinburgh who's revising chapters as we speak. Looking forward to getting yr Douglas books into @bibliogarage for Covid-reading.

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@JRTomlinAuthor I haven't read your trilogy yet, but will order them straight away! Do you agree with Kirsty/Fiona Watson's take? https://t.co/TKxo72Z9zm

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Our new #PeoplesHistory of the #DeclarationofArbroath draws many parallels with modern-day Scotland. None more so than @BroHistory1's chapter on Sir James Douglas. Kirsty asks "Was he the Begbie of medieval Scotland?" @robertcarlyle_ #DidYouBringTheCards?

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Another great thread on #DeclarationofArbroath. Great to see different historians coming at the topic from slightly different angles, including our own #BaronsBiographers.

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Today, 6th of April 2020, marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (1320), one of the most important documents in Scottish history.

Here's a wee thread, from someone who had to study this document at university, in Lisbon, as part of my degree in History:

[Kit Reid @kitreid1]

Reckon that the digital anniversary of the #DeclarationofArbroath would make a great topic of academic research 😀#Arbroath2020 #Arbroath700

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@Geadh_glas As a piper myself I should know, but what kind of pipes would they have been playing in 1320? #DeclarationofArbroath #Arbroath700

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@CrossgateCentre Great to share some quotes other than the most famous line! I particularly like "conquered by no one, even the most barbarous tribes ..." 😊 https://t.co/RLUOYttGJM

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#ForFreedomAlone are the most famous words in the #DeclarationofArbroath. But there are other strong lines, too, including #ConqueredByNoOne, which gives us the title of our new book, due out in late April https://t.co/eeNyJ4sBs2

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@LiviaBurlando Great to get some excerpts shared other than the most famous one!

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Our new #PeoplesHistory of the #DeclarationofArbroath draws many parallels with modern-day Scotland. None more so than @BroHistory1's chapter on Sir James Douglas. Kirsty asks "Was he the Begbie of medieval Scotland?" @robertcarlyle_ #DidYouBringTheCards?

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The high point of 1320 was the #DeclarationofArbroath, made on 6 April. The low point was the 'Black Parliament' in August. Prepare for hanging, drawing and quartering in @alex_m_orr's chapter of https://t.co/eeNyJ4sBs2 #Arbroath700