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Remains of Scot Soldiers Hoped to be Discovered in Lütz...
by Donald
Renowned archaeologist Dr. Tony Pollard will be hoping that the remains of soldiers from Scotland will be found buried in the German town of Lützen.
Under a modern-day supermarket in the east Germ...
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Battle of Lützen, Thirty Years' War
- October 15, 2009 5:05 pm
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The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
by Donald
On the 8th of February, 1587 Mary I of Scotland was executed for treason at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. She was found guilty of conspiring against her cousin Elizabeth I of England, an...
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Mary Queen of Scots
Merlin in Drumelzier
by Donald
It is said, according Scottish myth, that Merlin, the wizard from Arthurian legend, is buried in the Borders town of Drumelzier.
However, there are many different versions of what actually happened...
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Battle of Arderyth, Drumelzier, Merlin, Myth, Peebles, St Mungo, Thomas the Rymer
Scotland's Most Haunted Castle Plays Down Ghost Stories
by Donald
Glamis Castle near Forfar in Angus is Scotland's, and one of Britain's most haunted castles. However it is trying to distance itself from the paranormal stories that the place is famous for, and ins...
The Beaton Doctors of Mull
by Donald
The Beatons of Mull, the famous 'Ollamnh Muileach', were a family of doctors, whose origins can be traced back to Béthune in France, and are said to have been very talented with a rather unique medi...