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September / October 2019

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History Scotland is your number one online resource for Scottish history and archaeology

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News & Articles

On this day in Scottish history - King James VII of Scotland died

King James VII of Scotland died on 16 September 1701. ...

16/09/2019

The Hector emigrant ship left Loch Broom bound for Canada

Geographer Robert Gordon was born - On this day in history

Call and Response: The University of Glasgow & Slavery

On this day in Scottish history - Scottish horticulturist William McNab died

Scottish horticulturist William McNab died on 12 September 1848.

12/09/2019

The Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought - On this day in history

The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was fought - On this day in history

King James IV was killed at the Battle of Flodden Field - On this day in history

St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Lerwick

Thousands of new Scottish family history records added to FindMyPast genealogy database

Thousands of records relating to Roman Catholic baptisms, marriages, confirmations and conversions have been added ...

09/09/2019

Book review - Tracks: Walking the Ancient Landscapes of Britain

Film director Alexander Mackendrick was born - On this day in history

The Porteous Riots took place - On this day in history

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