Famous Scots. Joseph Knight.
Joseph Knight was born in Africa, captured and enslaved in his youth and sent to the Caribbean, but he ended...
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30 August 2024
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Scottish Nobility. Duke of Atholl.
Duke of Atholl, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was...
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29 August 2024
Scottish Tartans. Abernethy.
The earliest record of this name is that of an abbott of the Strathearn Monastery of Abernethy in Perthshire in...
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28 August 2024
Worldwide Murder-Mysteries. Beach.
In December 1948, a body was found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia. The body was a man who was...
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27 August 2024
Infamous Scots. Frank Mcphee.
Frank McPhee (21 October 1948 – 10 May 2000) was a long-time Glasgow gangland boss. McPhee was reported to have built his “underworld...
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25 August 2024
Scottish Tartans. Abercrombie.
William de Abercromby did homage to Edward I of England in 1296 for his lands in the parish of Abercromby,...
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24 August 2024
My Poetry. O Ancestor O mine.
Beneath the soil where roots entwine,In silent earth, where echoes shine,Lies the pulse of ancient days,In whispered winds, their stories...
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23 August 2024
Scotland and its History. Slaves.
Colliers and Salters: Scottish Slaves ‘So recently as 1799 there were slaves in this country. Twenty-five years before, that is,...
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22 August 2024
Famous Scots.Dr John Forrest.
From outlaw to royal physician – Dr John Forrest From body snatching to royal physician: the changing fortunes of Dr...
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20 August 2024
The Broons. Lads.
14 August 2024
OOR WULLIE. BROONS.
13 August 2024
Scotland and its History. IRN BRU.
Describing the taste of Irn Bru to a non-Scottish native can be a difficult task. It’s incredibly sweet, with some...
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12 August 2024
Scottish Bands-Music. Deacon Blue.
This band were very popular in the 80’s folks, had a few hits which you may know but here is...
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9 August 2024
Sottish Architecture. Kinross House.
Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. History. Construction of the house began in 1685, by the architect Sir William...
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8 August 2024
Public Poetry. Mathew Arnold.
Worldly Place. Even in a palace, life may be led well! So spake the imperial sage, purest of men, Marcus...
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7 August 2024
Kings-Queens of Scotland. James VI
He was less than a year old when he saw his mother for the last time, and thirteen months old...
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6 August 2024
Scottish Bands-Music. Flower O Scotland.
More Music folks, this is the famous Flower O Scotland, beautifully sung by the Corries. Enjoy.
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5 August 2024
Worldwide Murders and Mysteries. Mount Everest.
The first verified individuals to scale Mount Everest were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who reached the summit on May 29, 1953....
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4 August 2024
Famous Scots: The Legacy of Francis George Scott.
Francis George Scott (25 January 1880 – 6 November 1958) was a Scottish composer often associated with the Scottish Renaissance. Born at...
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3 August 2024
Infamous Scots: The Notorious William George (Jock) Ross.
William George “Jock” Ross (born 5 August 1943) is a Scottish-born Australian outlaw biker, best known as the founder and the “Supreme...
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2 August 2024
The Broons. The Flicks.
Another adventure from the Broons Family always getting up to something.
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1 August 2024