The Battle of Glenlivet: Scotland’s Catholic Victory of 1594
The Battle of Glenlivet has a visitor who is said to appear only once a year. On the anniversary...
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Category: Dark History
The Battle of Largs: Norse Invasion, Viking Ghosts and the Scottish Thistle
The Battle of Largs was fought on 2 October 1263 between Scottish defenders and Norse invaders....
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Margaret Maid of Norway: The Child Queen Who Died in Orkney
Margaret, Maid of Norway, lived a short but tragic life. In September 1290, according to...
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Flodden Wall: Edinburgh’s Defences, Dark Omens and a Battle That Changed Scotland’s Capital
The Flodden Wall stands as Edinburgh’s most enduring monument to national panic, rising directly...
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Alison Rough: One of Edinburgh’s Deadliest Property Investors
Alison Rough (c. 1480 — 3 September 1535) was one of Edinburgh’s most formidable...
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Maggie Dickson: How ‘Hauf-Hangit Maggie’ Survived the Gallows
Maggie Dickson is one of Edinburgh’s most enduring legends, a woman who survived her own...
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