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History Scotland

Special issue on rebuilding a nation after the Great War, we explore the sites of the German High Seas, plus links between war service and crime

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News & Articles

Author and diarist James Boswell died - On this day in history

Author and diarist James Boswell died on 19 May 1795, at the age of 54. ...

19/05/2019

Photographer David Octavius Hill died - On this day in history

Scottish explorer Sir Alexander Burnes was born - On this day in history

Mary Queen of Scots married her third husband - On this day in history

St Andrews Society of Golfers was founded - On this day in history

The St Andrews Society of Golfers was founded on 14 May 1754.

14/05/2019

The Battle of Langside took place - On this day in history

Mary Queen of Scots movie now available on DVD

Hunting rifle gifted by Queen Victoria by John Brown to go on display at National Museum of Scotland this summer

Elizabeth Bowes Lyon was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom - On this day in history

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was crowned queen on 12 May 1937, alongside her husband, ...

12/05/2019

Covenanter martyrs Margaret Wilson and Margaret Lachlane were executed

Rudolf Hess crash landed in Scotland - On this day in history

Socialist John Maclean was tried for sedition - On this day in history

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