Killing a king is necessarily a hard thing to do, and most are extremely well…
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Myths & Legends
The Woodplumpton Witch: The Uneasy End of Britain’s Last Witch Trial
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriIn the 17th century, people were taken over by the tales of witches and supernatural…
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The Vikings had Odin, the Egyptians had Amun-Ra. The concept of a central god, a…
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In the 17th century, Forfar was a typical tiny Scottish town. It was very secluded…
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History is a cyclical process. Empires rise and fall, new cultures and customs come into…
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One of the more extraordinary sea creatures from mythology is the Selkie. The Selkie appears…
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Following the Soviet Invasion of Poland, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939,…
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On Scotland’s rugged south west coast, where the Atlantic seas strike hard against the rocky,…
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Everyone, regardless of if you watched the show or not, has heard about the infamous…
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The 20th century has seen the creation of some of the largest and deadliest weapons…
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For centuries the legions of the Roman army conquered all before them. Sweeping across Europe,…
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History
Dressed to Kilt: Is Tartan an Ancient Tradition or Modern Invention?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThere are surely few things as distinctively Scottish as tartan. The hard wearing, patterned cloth…
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In 1745, buoyed by French and Scottish support and believing his moment has come, Bonnie…
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In 2013, the skeletal remains of between 17 and 28 people were discovered in two…
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History at its most dynamic is little more than a series of turning points. Key…