Category: Edinburgh Castle

The Black Dinner: Inspiration for Game of Throne’s Red Wedding

Nov 24, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Robert the Bruce, Stirling Castle

The Black Dinner and the Massacre at Glencoe are dark shadows in Scottish History. It was infamy...

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Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted Castle, Iron Age, Nine Maidens, Robert the Bruce, Scottish Wars of Independence, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

Edinburgh Castle looms over Scotland’s capital city, its outer walls seeming to merge with the...

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Alexander III: A ghostly visitor at his wedding was a portent of his impending death

Mar 19, 2021 | Alexander III, Alexander III, Dark History, Dumferline Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Scottish Wars of Independence, Yolande de Dreux

Alexander III, King of Scots’ wedding to Yolande de Dreux was unforgettable. Wine flowed...

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