An interesting theory, though perhaps not surprising.
Culloden was won with swords, not muskets, research claims - BBC News
New research on the Battle of Culloden claims that the Jacobite Army was beaten by government troops with swords, not muskets and cannon fire.
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Part of the Tartan Footprint/ScotClans team are off on holiday to Denmark at the moment. Here's a blog about their adventure so far.
The Moffets track down the Danish Vikings
For our families Summer holiday this year we decided to go to Denmark for a couple of weeks. I’ve always been interested in Denmark...
For anyone thinking of coming over to Edinburgh any time soon, The Guardian have done quite a good alternative guide to the city.
Alt city guide to Edinburgh
The Edinburgh festival may dominate the headlines every summer, but all year round there’s a tight-knit local scene of off-beam music, grassroots art and theatre, and a stupidly good range of affordab...
On the 11th of July, 1274, Robert the Bruce was born. He was King of Scots between 1306 and 1329, and he led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against the English.
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On the 6th of July, 1249, Alexander II died. His reign saw a time of relative peace between Scotland and their neighbour England as well as between the English and the French. He was succeeded by his ...
Roald Dahl's BFG becomes Guid and Freendly in Scots translation
Marking the much loved author’s centenary, new version reconstructs the classic children’s character, ‘fower times as lang as the langest human’
Ken Buchanan, one of the greatest British boxers, and former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion, was born this day, the 28th of June, 1945, in Edinburgh.
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On the 24th of June, 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn concluded, seeing a Scottish army, under Robert the Bruce, defeat a far larger English army. The victory for the Scots led to their eventual indepe...
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