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Category Archives: Inventions
December in Scottish History
DECEMBER IN SCOTTISH HISTORY 01 December 1768: The first volume of Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh, edited by William Smellie. 1787: The lighthouse at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh began operations. It was built by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson. 02 … Continue reading
Posted in Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, Australia, Battles,, Boer War, Books, Edinburgh, Exploration, Historical Crime, history, Inventions, life, maritime, Military history, murder, publication, books, author, publishers, royalty, Scotland, Scotswomen, Scottish battles, Shipping, South Africa, tragedy, Uncategorized, Walter Scott
Tagged events, history, life, maritime, nautical, royalty, Scotland, Stone of Destiny, writing
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Dundee at a Glance
Dundee is a most dynamic city, always changing, always innovative. Once a major linen centre, then, as Juteopolis, the centre of the world’s jute trade, it was also the port where the best Arctic ships in the world were built, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dundee, family, folklore, history, Inventions, literature, maritime, Scotland, Shipping, Uncategorized, University, writing
Tagged Dundee, jute, linen, literature, people, Scotland, Shipping, whaling, writing
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November in Scottish History
01 November 1889: A Belgian named Professor Albert attempted to become the first man to swim the Firth of Forth. Setting off from the shore of Fife, he reached about half way to Inchkeith before he gave up, disappointing the … Continue reading
Posted in Dundee, Edinburgh, Exploration, First World War, folklore, Glasgow,, Historical Crime, history, Inventions, Military history, November, People, police, Uncategorized
Tagged events, history, life, people, Scotland
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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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On this week in Scottish history
01 March 1546, George Wishart, Scotland’s first martyr of the Reformation strangled and burned in front of St Andrews Castle. Wishart was the son of an Angus laird and was sometime a teacher in Montrose. He had spent some time … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, crime, Crime; History, Dundee, Edinburgh, Exploration, family, football, Historical Crime, history, Inventions, life, maritime, People, Scotland, Shipping, sport, Uncategorized, War
Tagged 19th century, Australia, crime, Dundee, Edinburgh, Engineering, Exploration, Forth Bridge, historical crime, history, Inventions, maritime, Napoleon, Navvies, religion, Riots, Scotland, war
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