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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William Wallace: The Man, the Myth, The Legend
William Wallace was executed on the 23rd of August 1305. He began life as an obscure laird or...
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MacBeth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
MacBeth mac Findlay’s heart pounded as sword clashed against sword. The singing swings of the...
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The Battle of Corrichie and the Fall of the Cock of the North
The Battle of Corrichie took place on the 28th October 1562 and saw the downfall of one of...
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