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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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On this week in Scottish history
24th January 1873 East of Fife Record ‘Romantic affair at Aberdeen…About three months ago a beardless, rosy faced young person of some eighteen summers, rigged out in regular jack tar habiliments, made application…to be apprenticed. During the voyage, which was … Continue reading
Posted in Burke and Hare, children, crime, Crime; History, Edinburgh, Emigration, First World War, fishing, Glasgow,, Historical Crime, history, Immigration, life experiences, literature, maritime, murder, Scotland, Shipping, Uncategorized, War
Tagged cholera, crime, Edinburgh, events, First World War, Glasgow, poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, war
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Sawney Bean
Sawney Bean is the cannibal per excellence. When anybody mentions Scottish cannibals, it is Sawney Bean who springs to mind and no wonder. His is a story of horror, murder and cannibalism that would be suitable for any late-night … Continue reading
Posted in Abduction, cannibalism, crime, Crime; History, Emigration, Evil, family, folklore, Historical Crime, history, murder, People, Scotland, Serial murderers
Tagged historical crime, history, Sawney Bean
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A Packet of Liverpool
This time yesterday I was sitting beside the Beatles Museum, looking over at the Ferry across the Mersey and within a shadow’s fall of the Liver Building. It was all so Liverpool: the essence of that bustling, vibrant and very … Continue reading
Posted in crime, ferry across the mersey, gangs, history, Liverpool, murder, museums, prostitution, re-development, Shipping, slavery, the beatles
Tagged crime, history, Liverpool, murder, museums, music, nautical, packet ships, prostitution, slaving, the beatles, whaling
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Feelings of publication
Today my Liverpool: Gangs, Vice and Packet rats is published. It is a strange feeling to know that people will soon be reading words that I have written, and not only reading them, but actually paying to read them. It … Continue reading
Posted in Abduction, crime, England, Gretna Green, Historical Crime, Liverpool, murder, New York, Shipping
Tagged 19th century, England, historical crime, Liverpool
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Attack in France
Shocking news from France. I am sure that every decent person in the world will condemn this attack on an office of unarmed journalists and writers. There is little doubt that the attackers claim to be Islamists but equally little … Continue reading
Sometimes fiction is as painful as life
Hi Everybody I suppose most writers are the same. We use our own experiences to add reality to what we write. I know that I do. Take The Darkest Walk for instance. That is my crime thriller set in Victorian … Continue reading
CRIME, SUPERSTITION AND THE POWER OF BELIEF
In 2008 I wrote Powerstone, which was a novel about stealing the Scottish crown jewels. Although the story was entirely fictional, many of the details were based on either fact or folklore. For example I focussed a lot of attention … Continue reading
Posted in druids, murder, Scotland, second sight, superstition, Uncategorized
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