and then to the declaration of arbroath i've asked professor ted cullen from his home in the southwest of scotland to let us understand some of the real historical significance behind that 700 year old document ted cullen tell us what was going on when this declaration of a brawl for the select up of the pope was that what was happening in fact in 20 that inspired the declaration well i think the major issue is that what was not happening because robert bruce had been around for a long time fighting for the kingship he had when i asked huge victory of the battle abundant but and then 1514 and that bottle was still colossal that he should have brought him whatever he wanted because he defeated the english all heartedly however the king of england they were the 2nd at the time refused to really to recognize bushies and right to be regarded as king of scots and any desperation bruce arranged for this letter to be sent to the pope and i mean you will see him put some heat on edward in england to get him to recognise my table so was an affair. an evil p.r. complet full of the blues family o