Topic: Farquharson
Shining in History - Five Scottish Heroines
by Nadine Lee
Upon the death of Scottish Doctor and Suffragist Elsie Inglis, Winston Churchill remarked that Inglis and her band of nurses would ‘shine in history’. From a Lady who raised rebel troops, to a seafari...
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'45 Rising, American Revolution, Anne MacKintosh, Ayrshire, benbecula, Betsy Miller, Black Agnes, Bonnie Princh Charlie, Dunbar Castle, Earl of Salisbury, edinburgh, Edward III, Elsie Inglis, Flora Macdonald, Jacobite, Rout of Moy, Saltcoats, Suffragette, World War One, Chattan, Farquharson, Inglis, MacDonald, MacDonald of Clanranald, MacKintosh
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Braemar Castle
by Donald
Braemar Castle in Aberdeenshire was first built by the 18th Earl of Mar, John Erskine in 1628, using it as a hunting lodge and strong hold against the powerful neighbouring Farquharson family. The cas...
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1715, Aberdeenshire, Braemar, Braemar Castle, Earl of Mar, Erskine, Farquharson