Over the centuries Scotland has contributed a great deal to the fact and fiction surrounding the pirate.
The infamous Captain William labeled is believed to have been born in Greenock in 1645 and the father of the US Navy, Scots-born John-Paul Jones, was labelled a pirate in his native country as a result of his daring raids on the British coast. (more…)
Junction Road Church was known in its early days as “a great Kirk for Captains and Company Porters” the broad beliefs of the Relief Church held at the time of such bigotry seemingly commending it to this class of enterprising, independent men.
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Letters were written in a very different way than they are today. For one thing, they were what we now call “cross-letters” thanks to the style in which most letters were written. The reason for this is that the recipient of a letter paid a fee based on the letter’s size and the distance it travelled. Smaller letters were cheaper; therefore, a cross writing style would better conserve space and allow more to be said for a smaller fee. for more click here
The Articles of War on board a Royal Navy ship assumed the proportions and gravity of holy writ. It served as the law and axis mundi of the secular religion practiced upon His Majesty’s Ships otherwise known as the Service. It was read at least once a month, usually when church was rigged on Sunday, and when punishment was inflicted. for more click here
In this gallery we look at the crew of a typical warship from the Napoleonic era, from the officers to the common sailors. Large ships needed a skilled and varied crew to complete a successful voyage. The average third-rate ship of the line of 74-guns during Nelson’s day carried some 650 men, all of whom had particular jobs at sea and in battle. for more click here
AN exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first recorded appearance of Edinburgh’s most famous dog was due to open today.
Greyfriars Bobby was first seen in the kirk graveyard when a police constable was buried on February 10, 1858. for more click here
THE Museum of Childhood would be sold off and relocated to a new complex in the Canongate under plans for a massive overhaul of the city’s council-owned galleries and museums.
The proposal would see the Royal Mile attraction sold to help fund the creation of the new “museum hub”, which would incorporate the Museum of Edinburgh and the People’s Story. for more click here
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