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The Wardens of the Marches
by Donald
The relationship between Scotland and England wasn't always as amicable as it is today. From the late 13th century to the 16th century, Scotland and England were constantly at war with each other. Thi...
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Bell, Border Reivers, Dixon, Hume, Irvine, Johnstone, Kerr, Marches, Scott, Scottish Borders, Trotter, Turnbull
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Edinburgh and Glasgow's Rivarly Began Over Bread
by Donald
It has been recently suggested that the centuries-long rivalry between Scotland's capital and Scotland's largest city all started over bread.
It seems to have begun in 1656 when the Glasgow town coun...
The Battle of Altimarlach - Scotland's last Clan Battle
by Donald
The 13th of July, 1680 saw the last significant clan battle to be fought in Scotland, with the Sinclairs, under the command of George Sinclair of Keiss, taking on the Campbells led by Sir John Campb...
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Altimarlach, Battle, Caithness, Campbell, Clan, Earl of Caithness, Sinclair
Donald Trump's Nation-Wide Tour
by Donald
A stunt pulled by the Menie Liberation Front (MLF) has seen around twenty statues in four of Scotland's cities given a Donald Trump mask and a plastic toy golf club in an attempt at a light hearted ...
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Aberdeen, Donald Trump, Golf
Picture of Skye Wins Landscape Photographer of Year 200...
by Donald
Emmanuel Coupe's picture of sunrise over the Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye was picked as the best out of thousands of entries in the Take a View - Landscape Photographer of the Year Award 20...
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Aberdeen, Buachaille Etive Mòr, Isle of Skye, Old Man of Storr
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