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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Tag: Battle
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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