Alison Rough: One of Edinburgh’s Deadliest Property Investors
Alison Rough (c. 1480 — 3 September 1535) was one of Edinburgh’s most formidable...
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Maggie Dickson: How ‘Hauf-Hangit Maggie’ Survived the Gallows
Maggie Dickson is one of Edinburgh’s most enduring legends, a woman who survived her own...
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Deacon Brodie: Edinburgh’s Real-Life Jekyll and Hyde
Deacon Brodie is the name behind one of Edinburgh’s most infamous double lives. Today, his...
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The Scottish Reformation and Its Turbulent Aftermath: A Nation Reshaped
The Scottish Reformation, a pivotal moment in Scotland’s history, fundamentally reshaped the...
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Jenny Geddes: The Stool, the St Giles’ Riot and the Spark of Civil War
Jenny Geddes is the name at the heart of one of Scotland’s most enduring legends. Her story begins...
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The Darien Scheme: A Grave in the Jungle and a Nation Betrayed
The Darien Scheme offered one ruined laird a way out. In the autumn of 1694, sand overwhelmed...
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