Tag: Robert the Bruce

Doomsday: Friday the 13th and the Templar Connection

Feb 12, 2026 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Elgin, Knights Templar

Friday the 13th in Scotland is a date often shrouded in deep-seated dread and ancient...

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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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The Stone of Destiny: The Holy Grail of Scotland?

Dec 25, 2025 | Arbroath, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Edward I King of England, Picts, Robert the Bruce, Scone, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stone of Destiny, Symbols of Scotland, William Wallace

The Stone of Destiny was at the centre of a daring heist that took place on Christmas Day 1950. It...

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The Black Dinner: Inspiration for Game of Throne’s Red Wedding

Nov 24, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Robert the Bruce, Stirling Castle

The Black Dinner and the Massacre at Glencoe are dark shadows in Scottish History. It was infamy...

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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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The Sack of Berwick

Mar 30, 2021 | Atrocity, Berwick-on-Tweed, Edward I King of England

The Sack of Berwick must surely be one of the bloodiest atrocities of the Scottish Wars of...

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