The Scottish Invasion of England 1648: The Engager Army’s Doomed March
The Scottish invasion of England 1648 began on 8 July, when a Covenanter faction known as the...
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Category: Conflict & Betrayal
Johnnie Armstrong: The Border Reiver King Betrayed by James V
Johnnie Armstrong had an invitation from the king to join a royal hunting party. Johnnie boasted...
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Flora MacDonald: Over the Sea to Skye
Flora MacDonald stepped into history on a stormy night in June 1746. After his army was crushed at...
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Charles II, the Solemn League and Covenant, and the Forgotten Scottish Bargain
Charles II is remembered on an unobtrusive plaque in Garmouth, attached to the side of a house in...
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Montrose and Argyll: Two Men, One Spike
Montrose and Argyll stand on opposite sides of St Giles’ High Kirk in Edinburgh, carved in...
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The Siege of Stirling Castle and the World’s Largest Trebuchet
The Siege of Stirling Castle stands as one of the most high-stakes confrontations in the Wars of...
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