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On the 1st of March, 1546, the religious reformer and protestant martyr George Wishart was hanged and his body burned.
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Wishart People | ScotClans | Scottish Clans
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Kidnap and regicide: Who was James I of Scotland? - BBC News
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A team of academics is hoping to find the grave of a 15th Century king of Scotland. Who was James I and why don
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This is very interesting.
Facial reconstruction made of
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The face of a Pictish man who was "brutally killed" 1,400 years ago is reconstructed by Dundee University researchers.
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On 11th February, 1940, John Buchan died, aged 64. Born in Perth to a clergyman, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow & Oxford before being called to the bar in 1901. He is famous for writin...
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10 Strange Scottish Deaths.
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Scotland has had a long and turbulent history. From the Middle Ages where life was best described by Thomas Hobbes’ quote as ‘Nasty,...
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Up Helly Aa fire festival held in Lerwick - BBC News
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The spectacular annual Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival is held in Shetland.
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On January 28 1829, William Burke, murderer and body snatcher of “Burke and Hare” fame, was executed. William Hare escaped the gallows by turning King’s evidence against his former partner.
Burke & Hare | ScotClans | Scottish Clans
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Another interesting blog from Amanda over at ScotClans.
Could Lost Kingdom of Rheged have been found in Galloway?
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Archealogists think they have discovered a ‘lost dark age kingdom in Dumfries and Galloway. The sixth century Kingdom of Rheged has...
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The Auction of one Drunken Wife in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh
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A wonderful story from a broadside (early version of a newspaper) from 1828, about a man who was auctioning off his drunken wife at the...
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Liz Doyle
Donald, that one is priceless. LOL
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It really is. Those Edinburgh women didn't stand for any nonsense.
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A very interesting blog by Amanda at ScotClans about the neolithic people living in norther Scotland.
The Mystery of the Aberdeenshire’s Beaker people
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The Beaker People were so named because of their distinctive pottery (they were shaped like inverted bells and highly decorated).  These...
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