Historical Investigation

THE DECLARATION THEY DON’T TEACH YOU TO READ

Timothy Armstrong October 6, 2026 0

Most people know the Declaration of Arbroath for its famous defense of Scottish freedom. Far fewer are taught to examine the historical argument surrounding it. The Declaration They Don’t Teach You to Read looks beyond the famous quotations to the document’s references to Scotland’s ancient history, Saint Andrew, and the “books and chronicles of the ancients”—and asks what Scotland’s leaders expected the Pope to understand when they made their case for an independent nation.

Saint Andrew, the Declaration of Arbroath, and Scotland’s Lost Historical Memory

Callum MacGregor August 5, 2025 0

A new historical investigation explores the Declaration of Arbroath, Scotland’s ancient connection to Saint Andrew, and the destruction of Scottish religious archives during centuries of war and conquest. Did medieval Scotland preserve a far deeper understanding of its sacred origins than many modern narratives acknowledge today?

Medieval Scotland Spoke About Saint Andrew as the Apostle Who Converted Their Ancestors to Christianity and Founded Their Nation

Callum MacGregor August 4, 2025 0

A new historical investigation examines the medieval Scottish chronicles behind the Declaration of Arbroath and asks an important question: why did medieval Scotland speak about Saint Andrew not merely as a symbolic patron saint, but as someone connected to the founding and earliest identity of the nation itself? Featuring surviving chronicles, lost archives, and the historical memory Scotland preserved for centuries.