Tag: Mary Queen of Scots

The Wizard of Gordonstoun: A Pact with the Devil

May 29, 2022 | Pact with the Devil, Wizard of Gordonstoun

The Wizard of Gordonstoun looked behind him. The Devil’s black stallion was gaining on him. 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, 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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The Battle of Corrichie and the Fall of the Cock of the North

Oct 28, 2021 | Dark History, Premonition, The Second Sight, Uncategorized, Witches

The Battle of Corrichie took place on the 28th October 1562 and saw the downfall of one of...

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Mary Queen of Scots: A Haunted Heritage Trail

Feb 7, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Execution, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Mary Queen of Scots, Stirling, Uncategorized

Mary Queen of Scots took her first tentative steps down the stairway as the sun rose over...

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King James VI and The North Berwick Witch Trials

Jan 12, 2021 | Dark History, Edinburgh, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

The events which led to the North Berwick Witch Trials began, not in Scotland, but at the other...

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The Wraith of Rizzio Roams the Recesses of Holyrood Palace

Mar 11, 2019 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Mary Queen of Scots

As evening descended on Holyrood Palace, 9th Match 1566, a band of assassins burst into the...

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