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Category Archives: Christianity
This week in Scottish history
01 May 1455 Battle of Arkinholm, near Langholm, Dumfriesshire: The Laird of Johnstone led a royal to victory over the rebellious Douglases. Johnstone sent the severed head of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray as a trophy to the king. 01 … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Edinburgh, Exploration, Glasgow,, Inventions, maritime, military, Military history, mythology,, Nazi Germany, Scotland, Uncategorized, War
Tagged 19th century, Edinburgh, Glasgow, history, maritime, Mary, people, Queen of Scots, Scotland, war
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Old King Cole and the Catholic Church
Are children still taught the old nursery rhymes? I know we were: Mary Mary, quite contrary, which was a sixteenth century political commentary on Mary, Queen of Scots, perhaps, Ring a ring of roses, which harked back to the days … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic History, Christianity, Edinburgh, England, folklore, Glasgow,, history, humanity, literature, Middle East, Military history, mythology,, Palestine, religion, Roman Empire, royalty, Scotland, Uncategorized, Walter Scott
Tagged Anglo-Saxons, Constantine, Edinburgh, Glasgow, history, legends, Middle East, mythology,, myths, people, Perthshire, Pontius Pilate, Rheged, Roman Catholic Church, Saint Helena, Scotland, St Helena, Strathclyde, The Gododdin, Wales, war, Welsh
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Scots in Hawaii
The Scots have a reputation for poking around in every corner of the world. It is like a gift, or curse, this wanderlust. The first man to cross Australia south to north was Scottish, as was the first man known … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Edinburgh, Exploration, Glasgow,, Hawaii, history, Immigration, maritime, Uncategorized, Victorian values
Tagged 19th century, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hawaii, history, Japan, life experiences, maritime, New England, New Zealand, people, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, USA, whaling
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Thoughts on Migrants
So here we are, with thousands and tens of thousands of migrants at the gates of Europe. Every news report, every television screen is filled with pictures of desperate people clamouring to get in to the safe haven of Europe. … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Christianity, Emigration, Hope, Immigration, Iraq, Migrants, Scotland, Syria
Tagged Christianity, emigration, history, hope, Humanity, Iraq, Migrants, people, Scotland
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