SPCB Written Question · S2W-18390 · Session 2
What measures it has in place to enable the Parliament to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the execution of Sir William Wallace.
The question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what measures it has in place to enable the Parliament to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the execution of Sir William Wallace.
The answer
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has collaborated with the National Archives of Scotland to stage a temporary exhibition to commemorate the anniversary.
The display, “For Freedom Alone”, is on show in the Main Hall for four weeks from August 15 to September 9. It features three remarkable documents including the Lubeck Letter, which is the only known surviving letter issued by William Wallace. This has been loaned from Germany especially for the display.
Also on display are the Declaration of Arbroath, of 1320, and the Ayr Manuscript, the second-oldest surviving text of laws passed in the Scottish Parliament in 1318, during the reign of King Robert 1.
The exhibition is accompanied by a special commemorative leaflet and the Parliament’s shop will be retailing a poster print of the Declaration of Arbroath. The National Archives of Scotland have produced a set of educational resources linked to the exhibition which can be accessed on line.
The display, “For Freedom Alone”, is on show in the Main Hall for four weeks from August 15 to September 9. It features three remarkable documents including the Lubeck Letter, which is the only known surviving letter issued by William Wallace. This has been loaned from Germany especially for the display.
Also on display are the Declaration of Arbroath, of 1320, and the Ayr Manuscript, the second-oldest surviving text of laws passed in the Scottish Parliament in 1318, during the reign of King Robert 1.
The exhibition is accompanied by a special commemorative leaflet and the Parliament’s shop will be retailing a poster print of the Declaration of Arbroath. The National Archives of Scotland have produced a set of educational resources linked to the exhibition which can be accessed on line.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-18390 by reference.