This CD is a 1 hour long series of spoken pieces about the Declaration of Arbroath including "The Price of Independence" by Nigel Tranter and "Letter form Arbroath" read by Dorothy Dunnett.

The Declaration of Arbroath was and has been unequalled in its eloquent plea for the liberty of man. It took the form of a letter, drafted on the 6th April 1320, which was sent to Pope John XXII. The Declaration urged the Pope to see things from a Scottish perspective and not to take the English claim on Scotland seriously. The Declaration was  seen by many as the founding document of the Scottish nation.  It is without doubt the most famous document in Scottish history.

".... It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom — for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
From The Declaration of Arbroath 1320.