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A copy of the Declaration of Arbroath. On 6 April 1320 CE a letter was sent to the Pope requesting a withdrawal of Robert the Bruce’s excommunication and the placing of Scotland under an interdict, both applied because Robert had refused...

A mid-16th century CE medieval manuscript illustration showing John Balliol, king of Scotland (r. 1292-1296 CE) and his wife Isabella de Warenne (b. c. 1253 CE). (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh)

A mid-16th century CE medieval manuscript illustration showing John Balliol, king of Scotland (r. 1292-1296 CE). (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh)

The great seal of John Balliol, king of Scotland (r. 1292-1296 CE).

Cover of the Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr

Diodorus Siculus: Bibliotheca historica (Books 1-6). Bologna: ) showing the copious marginal annotations that are found in the volume throughout; the notes are in two early humanist hands in red and black ink, often extracting keywords...

Bibliotheca Historica Vol. 2. by 1st-century BCE historian Diodorus Siculus. Printed in 1746 CE. The Wolf Library’s George Wythe Collection.

The great seal of Alexander III of Scotland (r. 1249-1286 CE).

Cover of New English Canaan by Thomas Morton. Printed in Amsterdam, 1637 CE.

Thomas Morton of Merrymount arrested by Captain Myles Standish of the Plymouth Colony. Image from page 105 of "Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony" by Otis, J. (1910 CE)