How important is the Declaration of Arbroath..

[macwilkin]

While discussing the incidents that precipitated the War of Independence, my American friend was taken aback at my knowledge and commented that 'how does a Canadian know so much about us'. She was even more taken aback when I replied that we were actually discussing British history and the consequences of the War were just as far reaching on the British side.

T.

[ThistleDown]

My hearty congratulations to all of us: Todd, Mark, David, Dixiecat and all others. This is one of those rare threads wherein we are constantly adding to each other's knowledge base without dissension and with true understanding of the nature of recorded history. I think the view from two side of the Atlantic and from two countries on each side has been superb.

Rex (too)

[Fit2BKilted]

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotlan...h_english.html

Also available in the original latin text: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotlan...ath_latin.html

[Jock Scot]

This has been a really interesting thread. To get back to the original question,I doubt very much if many,very few, people in the UK could discuss the D of A and its aftermath to the depth that you chaps have been going. I venture to suggest that most people in Scotland(particularly in the Highlands) would not have a clue what you are talking about. I happened to be in the company of a large number of 16 year old students from the local High school and their teacher yesterday and NOT ONE, knew what the D of A was, NOT ONE knew of the later Scots/Irish connection and NOT ONE seemed to care. I suspect that if I had asked their parents the same questions, the answers would be exactly the same.

[macwilkin]

This has been a really interesting thread. To get back to the original question,I doubt very much if many,very few, people in the UK could discuss the D of A and its aftermath to the depth that you chaps have been going. I venture to suggest that most people in Scotland(particularly in the Highlands) would not have a clue what you are talking about. I happened to be in the company of a large number of 16 year old students from the local High school and their teacher yesterday and NOT ONE, knew what the D of A was, NOT ONE knew of the later Scots/Irish connection and NOT ONE seemed to care. I suspect that if I had asked their parents the same questions, the answers would be exactly the same.

Welcome to the education profession the world o'er.

T.

[Redshank]

Ignorance is Bliss the world over

[ThistleDown]

Nothing like checking it out at ground level. Who is at fault here, though? The teachers, the writers of curriculum, the parents, the students?

[macwilkin]

Nothing like checking it out at ground level. Who is at fault here, though? The teachers, the writers of curriculum, the parents, the students?

All of the above.

T.

[MacBean]

Nothing like checking it out at ground level. Who is at fault here, though? The teachers, the writers of curriculum, the parents, the students?

None of the above. I accuse Lost, 24, Project Runway, and the Beatles.

[Graywolf]

What a great chain of e-mails and I know I am descended from one of them and possibly three - more genealogical work to do for me. Of course if you go back far enough you can tie into just about everybody - at least on paper.