The Regent Moray: the Assassination that Haunted Scotland
The Regent Moray was riding through Linlithgow on 23 January 1570 when a single gunshot changed...
Read MoreJan 23, 2026 | Linlithgow, Mary Queen of Scots, Regent Moray
The Regent Moray was riding through Linlithgow on 23 January 1570 when a single gunshot changed...
Read MoreFeb 7, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Execution, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Mary Queen of Scots, Stirling, Uncategorized
Mary Queen of Scots took her first tentative steps down the stairway as the sun rose over...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, Edinburgh, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches
The events which led to the North Berwick Witch Trials began, not in Scotland, but at the other...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Between 1563 and 1763 Scotland was a country in flux and the resulting paranoia fueled the...
Read MoreMar 11, 2019 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Mary Queen of Scots
As evening descended on Holyrood Palace, 9th Match 1566, a band of assassins burst into the...
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