Thomas Randolph: Earl of Moray, Warrior and Diplomat of the Scottish Wars
Thomas Randolph was one of the most important figures in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He was...
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The Battle of Halidon Hill: Scotland’s Bloody July of 1333
The Battle of Halidon Hill, fought on 19 July 1333, was one of the darkest days of the Second War...
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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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