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19 digs and projects to get involved with this summer, new research on Margaret Tudor, a Scotsman at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, plus lots of talk on t...

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July / August 2019

On sale: 08/06/2019

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News & Articles

Thomas Douglas was born - On this day in history

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, was born on 20 June 1771. ...

20/06/2019

King James VI of Scotland was born - On this day in history

Book a place on the Weaver's Cottage dig at Kilbarchan

The Battle of Waterloo was fought - On this day in history

Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned at Loch Leven Castle - On this day in history

On 17 June 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned at Loch Leven Castle. ...

17/06/2019

Women of Glasgow and the fight for the female vote

Golfer Tom Morris was born - On this day in history

Poet Thomas Campbell died - On this day in history

Television pioneer John Logie Baird died - On this day in history

John Logie Baird, the man who created the world's first successful publicly demonstrated television, died on 14 ...

14/06/2019

Scientist James Clerk Maxwell was born - On this day in history

Astronomer David Gill was born - On this day in history

Army@TheFringe returns to Edinburgh for 2019

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