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Nadine Lee
An Unlikely Jacobite Hero
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  A number of molehills have sprung up across the battlefield site at Culloden, much to the delight of a Jacobite supporters group. The Circle of Gentlemen – a Highland based Jacobite supporters socie...
Topics: Bonnie Prince Charlie, Circle of Gentlemen, Culloden, Jacobite, molehills, William III
Nadine Lee
Macnab of Macnab - Scotland's Newest Chief
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Clan Macnab – Let Fear Be Far From All One of the most fascinating things about Scotland is the way that a country steeped in history and tradition is colliding with the new. This is especially true ...
Topics: chief, Clan Socieities, Gathering 2009, Heir, Killin, Macnab, Smooth John Macnab
Nadine Lee
Susan Boyle Set to Launch Tartan Range
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Donny Osmond proudly wears the tartan of Susan Boyle Scottish classical singer Susan Boyle has announced that she is releasing her own range of Tartan. In a statement released on her website, the Bl...
Topics: scottish register of tartans, susan boyle, Tartan
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Nadine Lee
MSP Calls for Macbeth Review
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Imagined 19th Century Portrait of Macbeth Prompted by historical revisions to Richard III's reign upon discovery of his remains, Scottish MSP Alex Johnstone has called for a motion in parliament to ...
Topics: Alex Johnstone, MacBeth, Richard III, Shakespeare
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Nadine Lee
The Massacre of Glencoe
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Today marks the 321st anniversary of the Massacre of Glencoe, in which 38 MacDonald of Glencoe clansmen were murdered on direct orders from the crown. The death warrant signed by King William III prov...
Topics: Campbell, glencoe, Jacobite, MacDonald, Massacre of Glencoe, Scottish Socialist Republican Movement, William III
Nadine Lee
Highland Clearances Influence Composer
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Robert Aitken's new soundtrack 'Kildonan' A new soundtrack by a Scottish composer has been influenced by the infamous Highland Clearances of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Kildonan, the latest work by...
Topics: App, Emigration to Canada, Highland Clearances, Kildonan, Sutherland
Nadine Lee
Scotland's Greatest Gift - Penicillin
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Sir Alexander Fleming, FRSE, FRS, FRCS(Eng)6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955 On a sunny morning in September 1928, Scottish biologist Sir Alexander Fleming accidentally made one of the most important me...
Topics: Ayrshire, Davel, Health, Penicillin, Sir Alexander Fleming, World War I, World War II
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Nadine Lee
Terrorising Owl at Large in Inverness
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Feathered Foe Remains on the Loose Here's a strange case of life imitating art from Inverness, with news just in that rivals Hitchcock's 1963 horror The Birds: A giant Eagle Owl is to blame for at...
Topics: Eagle Owl, Inverness, Kilt Shop, Pub
Nadine Lee
Chief of Clan Macnab Dies
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Clan Macnab - Timor Omnis Abesto (Let fear be far from all) We are very saddened to hear news that James Charles Macnab, 23rd Chief of Clan Macnab, died on January 11 aged 86. Macnab served as a mem...
Topics: Death, Killin, MacGregor, Macnab, Scottish Clans
Nadine Lee
From Norway with Love
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The Nidelva River, with Nidaros Cathedral in the background. Trondheim, Norway. When asked to give the name of his nearest mainline rail station on a Parliamentary expenses questionnaire, former lib...
Topics: Gunn, Ian Rankin, MacDonald, MacLeod, MacLeod of Lewis, Norse, North Sea, Norway, Trondheim, Vikings
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