Tag: Edinburgh

The Bonnie Earl of Moray: Murder and a Mother’s Retribution

Feb 7, 2026 | Bonnie Earl of Moray, Moray

The Bonnie Earl of Moray had an untimely death. It would impact my father’s childhood. My...

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Burke and Hare: Edinburgh’s Most Notorious Anatomy Murderers

Jan 28, 2026 | Burke and Hare, Edinburgh, Execution, Grave Robbers, Serial Killers, The Gruesome and Macabre

Burke and Hare, Edinburgh’s most infamous duo, carved a bloody past through the city’s dark...

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Robert Burns and the Da Vinci Code of Paintings

Jan 25, 2026 | Edinburgh, Free Masons, Knights Templar, Robert Burns, Rosslyn Chapel

Mystery! Intrigue! It began when I was researching out some information about Tam O’ Shanter. What...

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Did Robert Burns’ Trip to Rosslyn Inspire lines from his Poem Tam o’ Shanter?

Jan 25, 2026 | Myths and Legends, Robert Burns, Rosslyn Chapel

On the 25th of January, Burns’ Suppers are held all around the world to celebrate the birth of the...

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Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Gododdin, Haunted Castle, Iron Age, Nine Maidens, Robert the Bruce, Scottish Wars of Independence, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

Edinburgh Castle looms over Scotland’s capital city, its outer walls seeming to merge with the...

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Nine Maidens: the Lost Priestesses of Scotland

Jun 18, 2020 | Anglo-Saxons, Beltane, Britons, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Myths and Legends, Nine Maidens, Picts

The 18th of June is the Feast Day of the Nine Maidens in Scotland. But who were these women? Did...

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