Alastair Kneale's blog The 1263 Battle of Largs was the last mainland battle between the Scots and Norse. It ... on 2nd October 1263. The battle itself was an indecisive one and was fought during the Norwegian expedition of 1263. This was part of ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 4 2021 - 2:07pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog The Largs Viking Festival has fallen victim to the ... the summer of next year. The Festival marks the 1263 Battle of Largs, the last mainland battle between the Scots and Norse. It was ... on 2nd October 1263. The battle itself was an indecisive one and was fought during the Norwegian expedition of 1263. This was part of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 28 2020 - 2:57pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog In September 1297, the forces of William Wallace and ... de Moray defeated a much larger English force at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Now leading public artist Malcolm Robertson has been ... Disclaimer: This blog is provided for general informational purposes only. The opinions ...
Douglas MacQueen - Mar 14 2016 - 9:32pm - 0 comments
... song, which along with the funeral lament ‘Hush’, is one of the most personal songs I have ever written. We used to live just across the Moray Firth from Culloden so I have been there many times. And ...
Alastair Kneale - Feb 1 2020 - 8:33pm
Kernow Matters to Us's blog News from Kernow Matters To Us: Kernow 8 Mys ... who have joined us. Since the decision was made just over a year ago to form a pro Cornwall, pro Cornish outspoken campaigning ... have access to Facebook and if so, we try to encourage one and all to join our private site where much discussion and planning occurs. ...
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Valerie Caine's blog With the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo well underway, representatives from Isle of Man Stamps and ... five thousand re-enactors, three hundred horses and one hundred canons, engaging in a four day commemoration. General Manager ...
Valerie Caine - Jun 19 2015 - 7:43pm - 0 comments
Douglas MacQueen's blog On this day in 1746: The Battle of Culloden took place. Prince Charles Edward Stuart, (31 December 1720 ... . Disclaimer: This blog is provided for general informational purposes only. The opinions ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 16 2019 - 1:31pm
Alastair Kneale's blog We recently reported on the shocking level of violence and ... will be watching the new administration closely. While this battle is won the war isn’t over. It is though a remarkable victory. Protesters have ...
Alastair Kneale - Dec 5 2016 - 1:24pm - 0 comments
... the stunning theatre success in London and Broadway where it won five Tony's. War Horse has been nominated for Best Picture in the 2012 ... mules and donkeys also perished. Only sixty thousand of the one million horses sent from Britain to France returned. Many suffered horrific ...
Alastair Kneale - Jun 28 2023 - 10:59am
Douglas MacQueen's blog Plans by developers to build 250 homes on the Bannockburn battle site have been refused by Sterling Councillors. The Battle of ... 24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence against the English forces of King Edward II. In a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 5 2017 - 2:33pm