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30th November 2023

Imagine, at the beginning of the First World War, offering your not insubstantial (and much-needed)...

16th November 2023

When we think of the Scottish Witch Trials, most of us probably think of Early Modern Europe: a time...

2nd November 2023

Towards the end of a tour of the Blair Street Underground Vaults, you’ll come to a small,...

31st August 2023

Our Evening of Artefacts and Archives interactive workshop is almost sold out—snatch up the...

23rd March 2023

When you think of a witch, you may think of a green woman with a black pointy hat, cape, and broom....

17th January 2023

By Linda Bates, Mercat Storyteller Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns, is usually...

22nd December 2022

As the cold weather begins and snow powders Scotland's hills and cities, we know that...

11th October 2022

On our Edinburgh history tours, we visit several of the city's iconic buildings with ties...