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• The Earl Haig - A Study in Controversy
  on Nov 7, 2011 in Scottish History Uncategorized Battle David Lloyd George Earl Haig edinburgh Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig First World War France poppy appeal Royal British Legion Scotland Somme
  Field Marshal, the Earl Haig was born in Edinburgh's Charlotte Square in 1861 and would gain fame and noteriety as the Supreme Commander of the British Forces during the First World War. Haig replaced Sir John French in 1916 as the conflict deteriora...
• The Great Wood of Caledon
  on Oct 16, 2011 in Scottish History Scottish Nature Uncategorized caledonian environmental forest heritage Highlands mountains nature Scotland wildcat woodland
  For thousands of years the Scottish Highlands were covered in a forest known as the Great Wood of Caledon, an extension of the Eurasian Boreal Forest and the Wild Wood of folklore and legend. Today only fragments remain, isolated in the deepest reach...
• Border Reivers-Christie’s Will Armstrong
  on Oct 9, 2011 in Armstrong Scottish History Uncategorized Border Reivers history of scotland Reivers stuart history
  By the reign of Charles 1, king of both Scotland and England, 1625 to 1649, Border Reiving had been almost eradicated from the English Scottish Border. With some members of a society which was still broken, old habits died hard. Christie's Will Armst...
• The Curious Case of Lord Home
  on Oct 4, 2011 in Uncategorized Britain History Parliament Politics Prime Minister Scotland UK
  To many foreign observers the British political and parliamentary set up can seem a little bizarre: a sort of anachronistic parade of costume drama and archaic procedure. Our system relies on custom, often centuries old, and on checks and balances wi...
• A song from the heart
  on Sep 17, 2011 in Scottish Music auld lang syne celtic flower of scotland heritage History melody music psyche Scotland songs soul
  Scotland has a long tradition of being a lyrical and musical nation - drawing deep from the well of human emotion. Every song sung has an origin in who we are as a people, our culture and our peculiar Celtic perspective on life. Here is the story beh...
• ‘The Scottish Clans’ e-book now available from ScotClans
  on Sep 13, 2011 in ScotClans Shop Scottish Clans Scottish History Scottish News
  Do you have a kindle? Because ScotClans can now proudly present an e-book version of their extensive clan histories. ‘The Scottish Clans’ features brief histories of over 300 Clans and Armigerous families from all over Scotland. Discover...
• World’s Largest Kilt
  on Sep 12, 2011 in Campbell Scottish Events Scottish News kilt Oklahoma Tulsa
  The iconic Golden Driller statue in the Oklahoma city of Tulsa has been made a temporary Scotsman after he was dressed in what has been claimed as the world’s largest kilt. The statue has been dressed in the 170 yard Black Watch kilt to help ki...
• Travel guide warns Vikings of hostile Scottish natives
  on Sep 9, 2011 in Scottish Adventure Scottish History Scottish Humour Iceland Malcolm II travel Vikings
  An Icelandic ‘travel guide’ from the 13th century gave warning to any Viking thinking of heading to ‘Skotland’ to do a bit of plundering that they should be wary of the aggressive natives with their incomprehensible language,...
• The best jokes at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival
  on Aug 25, 2011 in Scottish Humour Scottish News edinburgh Festival Fringe
  English comedian Nick Helm won the best joke award at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the worlds largest arts festival. His one liner from his show “Dare To Dream” - “I needed a password eight characters long so I picke...
• A Hidden Gem - New Lanark
  on Aug 20, 2011 in Uncategorized edinburgh enlightenment glasgow History industry Lowlands Reformation Scotland Scottish
  Scotland has four World Heritage Sites, and perhaps the least well know, New Lanark, has its own very interesting tale. To me the story of the enterprise village is part and parcel of the change that embraced Scotland during the Industrial Revolutio...

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