In the 1950s, as our pictures show, entertainment for boys and girls in the city ranged from swimming and markets to street games such as hopscotch or peevers.
This fascinating era has been brought back to life in a new book, titled Edinburgh and the Lothians in the 1950s. It explores many of the photographs held in the archives of the Evening News and The Scotsman. for more click here
Regnans in Excelsis was a papal bull issued on February 25, 1570 by Pope Pius V declaring “Elizabeth, the pretended Queen of England and the servant of crime” to be a heretic and releasing all her subjects from any allegiance to her and excommunicating any that obeyed her orders. for more click here
William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindall or Tyndall; pronounced /ˈtɪndÉ™l/) (c. 1494 – 1536) was a 16th-century Protestant reformer and scholar who translated the Bible into the Early Modern English of his day. While a number of partial and complete Old English translations had been made from the seventh century onward, and Middle English translations particularly during the 14th century, Tyndale’s was the first English translation to draw directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, and the first to take advantage of the new medium of print, which allowed for its wide distribution. In 1535 Tyndale was arrested, jailed in the castle of Vilvoorde outside Brussels for over a year, tried for heresy and then strangled and burnt at the stake. for more click here
The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an apocalyptically-oriented, English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, mainly in England, many of whom had died for their beliefs within the decade immediately preceding its’ first publication. It was first published by John Day, in 1563. Lavishly produced and illustrated with many woodcuts, when issued it was the largest publishing project undertaken in Britain up to that time. Commonly known as, “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs”, the work’s full title is, “Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days, Touching Matters of the Church.” There were many subsequent editions, also by Day, who worked closely with Foxe. for more click here
Pius Bishop, servant of the servants of God, in lasting memory of the matter.
He that reigneth on high, to whom is given all power in heaven and earth, has committed one holy Catholic and apostolic Church, outside of which there is no salvation, to one alone upon earth, namely to Peter, the first of the apostles, and to Peter’s successor, the Pope of Rome, to be by him governed in fullness of power. Him alone He has made ruler over all peoples and kingdoms, to pull up, destroy, scatter, disperse, plant and build, so that he may preserve His faithful people (knit together with the girdle of charity) in the unity of the Spirit and present them safe and spotless to their Saviour. for more click here
Gordon, James, 1615?-1686
Title: Edinodunensis Tabulam / Iacobus Gordinius P. Rothemayus.
Imprint: [Amsterdam? : s.n., 1647?]
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