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Which document declared Robert as their rightful monarch and asserted Scotland's status as an independent kingdom?
Declaration of Arbroath
Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
Magna Carta
Treaty of Versailles
Answer
The Declaration of Arbroath is a document written in 1320 by the Scottish nobles that declared Robert the Bruce as their rightful monarch and asserted Scotland's status as an independent kingdom. The declaration was written in response to a letter from Pope John XXII, who had threatened to excommunicate Robert and his supporters.
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