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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

One of Scotland's 'oldest surviving pubs' has its own skittles alley

The Sheep Heid Inn in Edinburgh is among the very oldest public houses in Scotland, and has a fittingly fascinating history that includes both sheep butchers and King James VI.

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak and Japanese PM to agree closer defence links at Tower of London

The leaders will sign a reciprocal access agreement, allowing the UK and Japan to deploy forces in one another’s countries.

The Independent UK

Historic hotel collection invites guests to follow in the footsteps of royalty

Ever wanted to live like a king or queen for a few days? Well now you can at a series of majestic properties

Wales Online

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Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired

Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant

The Independent UK

Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired

Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant

The Independent UK

Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired

Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant

The Independent UK

Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired

Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant

The Independent UK

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Witch hunt: a Halloween trail through Scotland’s haunting past

Combining hard-hitting history and hands-on adventures, a new trail reveals stories of sorcery and the healing powers of nature

The Guardian - UK

'World's smallest whisky bar' to reopen in Edinburgh for Halloween weekend

Whisky firm Cask 88 is bringing it back as a fortune teller’s booth.

Daily Record

James IV: Queen of the Night and Don Quixote: Man of Clackmannanshire reviewed

SOME eight years have passed since Rona Munro’s “James Plays” (a trilogy set during the reigns of the kings James I, II and III of Scotland)…

The National (Scotland)

New play provides fresh perspective on the history of the Scottish aristocracy

WHEN Scottish playwright Rona Munro began writing James IV: Queen Of The Fight – the fourth on her series of “James Plays” about the kings…

The National (Scotland)

How news of the death of Elizabeth I in the 17th century was communicated in ballads and proclamations

When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, there can’t have been many people in the UK who hadn’t heard about it within hours of her death. The media was on high alert from around midday, when an announcement from Buckingham Palace made clear that the monarch’s health…

The Conversation

Charles is the third King Charles. These were the ones before him

King Charles III shares a name with two kings whose rules were marked by bloodshed and scandal. Here's a brief guide to the reigns of those who came before him.

ABC News

How long did Queen Elizabeth reign? Longest-reigning British monarchs in history

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

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New king will be Charles III - but who were Charles I and II?

The first two monarchs called Charles were on the throne at one of the most turbulant times in British history

The Independent UK

Charles becomes first King Charles since 1600s

Charles III’s historical namesakes oversaw one of the most turbulent periods in British history.

The National (Scotland)

Did Scotland's James VI have a secret homosexual affair with his cousin?

WE will never truly know if King James VI of Scotland had a homosexual relationship with his first cousin once removed Esme Stuart who, as we saw in…

The National (Scotland)

Birthday to forget for King George III as riots rocked Edinburgh

THE celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee centre around her official birthday which this year took place on Thursday, June 2, the 69th…

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The National (Scotland)

Tom Devine: The history of the Union of the Crowns

THE Union of the Crowns between Scotland and England in 1603 might have helped historically to make possible the current Platinum Jubilee…

The Guardian - UK

Corgis, Sex Pistols and the royal bedtime tipple – take the platinum jubilee quiz

You’ve probably had a lifetime’s exposure to royal trivia – but how much can you remember?

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's history of brutal witch hunts to be explored in new BBC documentary

British historian Lucy will be heading to Edinburgh and East Lothian to investigate a series of different chapters in the history of the UK - including witchcraft

Daily Record

Whisky to be made in Stirling city for first time in 170 years

The original Stirling Distillery, which stood on a meander of the Forth, closed in 1852.

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