The Slaying of Saint Magnus
Saint Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, is an old building. By 1919, it was in urgent need of...
Read MoreApr 16, 2022 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Martyrs, Orkney, Protestant Reformation, Saint Magnus, Vikings
Saint Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, is an old building. By 1919, it was in urgent need of...
Read MoreMar 10, 2021 | Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Martyrs, Picts, Saint Andrew, Saint Columba
Saint Kessog (also known as MacKessog) is an obscure figure in Scottish history who appears out of...
Read MoreFeb 12, 2021 | Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Glasgow, Martyrs, St Valentine's day
February the 14th is a time when all the romantics’ hearts are set aflutter at the prospect...
Read MoreAug 22, 2020 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Declaration of Arbroath, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Martyrs, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stirling, Stirling Bridge, William Wallace
William Wallace was executed on the 23rd of August 1305. He began life as an obscure laird or...
Read MoreMay 29, 2020 | Arbroath, Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews
Cardinal Beaton was a man of many properties, during his lifetime. Many of these were acquired due...
Read MoreMar 1, 2020 | Cardinal David Beaton, Dark History, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, John Knox, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews
The martyrdom of George Wishart at St Andrews on the 1st of March 1546 has a déjà vu feel to it....
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