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Victoria Day – Edinburgh's Fading Celebration of Things Victorian

19 May 2017

Until recently, Queen Victoria enjoyed the honour of longest ever reigning British Monarch. After...

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The Return of the King

8 May 2017

James VI, King of Scots, succeeded as James I of England and Ireland in March 1603 thus forming what...

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The Legend of The Stone Of Destiny – part 2

14 April 2017

We begin part two with the Stone of Destiny installed in Westminster Abbey after Edward I of England...

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The Legend of The Stone Of Destiny – Part 1

4 April 2017

Sitting beside the magnificent Crown Jewels of Scotland, in the little palace in Edinburgh Castle,...

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Her Daughter’s Kingdom

8 March 2017

In 1536 King James V was originally betrothed to Madeleine of Valois and extensively refurbished the...

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Murder At The Abbey

1 March 2017

David Riccio is famous in Scottish history as the secretary of Mary Queen of Scots. He was...

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