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93Hermitage - The Most Evil Castle in Britain?
Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders - is this the most evil castle in the UK? There must be a few contenders for this title, but Hermitage must at least be in the top 5!
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75The Effects of Elizabeth Tudor's Childhood & Adolescence on Her Reign of England - An Analysis: Humanity
An analysis of how Elizabeth Tudor's younger years impacted her reign as Queen of England.
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8516th Century England
King Henry VIII was a Tudor. The Tudors were a Welsh family, descended from Owain ap Maredudd ap Tydwr, a silver-tongued gentleman who caught the eye of the widow of Henry V, Catherine of France. The name Tydwr morphed into Theodore and then...
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84Famous Doctors in History : Sir James Young Simpson
The next time you experience the relief of a pain-killing treatment or injection you may want to give praise to the people who made that possible. And think of a great Scotsman who lived back in the 19th century who helped pave the way for modern anaesthesia. His name was Sir James Young Simpson.
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76Some famous people and their corpses and body parts. Post-mortem adventures. From Ramses II to Thomas Paine.
Not everbody got to rest in peace when they died. Some got "unrest in pieces" instead. Read here about some famous bodies, and body parts, and their "post mortem" adventures.
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79SCOTTISH SLANG WORDS, JARGON AND PHRASES
SCOTTISH SLANG WORDS, JARGON AND PHRASES You may be planning a Scottish vacation, possibly have friends or family in Scotland or are simply curious and wish to understand a “wee bit o” Scottish...
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74Greatest Blues Guitarists - Rory Gallagher: from Sinner Boy to Shinkicker
The world was presented with a special gift the day that Monica Gallagher gave birth to a son in the town of Ballyshannon in County Donegal.This post-war child in neutral Ireland would grow up to become one of the true legends of a country which enjoyed the riches of artists, poets, writers and musicians.
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76Scottish Halloween costumes
Scottish Halloween costumes for men and women a sure fire hit for any Halloween party.
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94Scot-Irish - The Other Irish
Patty Inglish's Hub, Orange on St. Patrick's Day, got me to thinking about the other Irish - the Scot-Irish of Northern Ireland and a comment I once read, which I think it was made by the Irish politician/journalist Conor Cruise O'Brien, about the...
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70THE LOVELY LARCH TREE AND SOME RELATIVES.
The summer foliage and cone of the European Larch. To my mind the European Larch Larix decidua is one of the loveliest coniferous trees.. It is also unusual among conifer trees it is the only species that has...
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