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MSP Calls for Macbeth Review
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by Nadine Lee
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 ...
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Alex Johnstone, MacBeth, Richard III, Shakespeare
- February 13, 2013 4:38 pm
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Susan Boyle Set to Launch Tartan Range
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by Nadine Lee
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...
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scottish register of tartans, susan boyle, Tartan
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Morag of Loch Morar Sightings Discovered
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by Nadine Lee
Loch Morar, Lochaber.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered accounts dating back more than one hundred years of Morag of Loch Morar. The descriptions paint a conflicting view of ...
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Morag, Loch Morar, Loch Ness Monster
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Braveheart Impersonator Charged With Firearms Offences
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by Nadine Lee
Adam Watters – Braveheart Impersonator. Photo courtesy of Deadline News
A Braveheart impersonator has been charged with firearms offences after police received a complaint about “a man with a blue fac...
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braveheart, edinburgh, Jacobite, Police, William Wallace
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Map Reveals Scots Modern-Day Surnames
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by Nadine Lee
A map of Great Britain’s most popular surnames shows the dominance that clan areas still hold in Scotland, while other areas show the effects of modern-day immigration. Created by experts from three...
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edinburgh, glasgow, Highlands, Inverness, orkeny, Shetland, surnames, uncertainty of identity, western isles, Fraser, MacDonald, MacKay, MacKenzie, MacLeod, Ross, Sinclair, Sutherland
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