The Deaths of George Wishart and Cardinal Beaton: Martyrdom and Murder at St Andrews Castle
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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Category: Places
The National Covenant: From the Holy Oath to the Mackenzie Poltergeist
National Covenant history begins with a single, defiant act in a cold Edinburgh churchyard...
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The Curse of Patrick Hamilton
Patrick Hamilton was only 24 years old on that fateful day in 1528. A tempest was raging through...
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Helen Dunbar and the Rival Lairds
Helen Dunbar lived during a time when Pluscarden Abbey dominated the religious landscape of Moray....
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Doomsday: Friday the 13th and the Templar Connection
Friday the 13th in Scotland is a date often shrouded in deep-seated dread and ancient...
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Saint Valentine and the Glasgow Connection
February the 14th is a time when all the romantics’ hearts are set aflutter at the prospect...
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