John Balliol: Scotland’s King Without a Kingdom
John Balliol, stood in the summer sun at Montrose on 10 July 1296 while Edward I’s men tore...
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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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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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Tam Dalyell and a Deal with The Devil
Tam Dalyell was notorious. It was said that musket balls would simply bounce off of him. He was...
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