The history of Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden
By Charles, Mercat Storyteller The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh has always been a place of...
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Lady Mary Shepherd: Scotland’s great forgotten philosopher
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Who was Robert Burns?
By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller Burns Night is a highlight of the Scots calendar, an annual...
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By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller The Great Fire of 1824 was one of the most devastating in...
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By Margaret Hubbard, MTI Storyteller Who was Elsie Inglis? Dr. Elsie Maud Inglis was born in...
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By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller Our history tours would last a lifetime if we stopped at...
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