Tag: Reformation

The Dragon’s Hole: Beltane Revelries and Saintly Slayings

Apr 30, 2022 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends, Protestant Reformation

The Dragon’s Hole was said to be the den of a deadly dragon during the 6th Century. The beast...

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The Slaying of Saint Magnus

Apr 16, 2022 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Martyrs, Orkney, Protestant Reformation, Saint Magnus, Vikings

Saint Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, is an old building. By 1919, it was in urgent need of...

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Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, 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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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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The Declaration of Arbroath and Historical Events at Arbroath Abbey

Apr 6, 2020 | Arbroath, Arbroath, Bannockburn, Brechbennach (Relics of Saint Columba), Declaration of Arbroath, Edward I King of England, Haunted, Robert the Bruce, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stone of Destiny, William Wallace

The Declaration of Arbroath was signed on the 6th of April 1320. Robert the Bruce and a retinue of...

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The Deaths of George Wishart and Cardinal Beaton: Martyrdom and Murder at St Andrews Castle

Mar 1, 2020 | Cardinal David Beaton, Dark History, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, John Knox, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews

The martyrdom of George Wishart at St Andrews on the 1st of March 1546 has a déjà vu feel to it....

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