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The Black Rood of Scotland

From The Rites of Durham Edited by John Davies

When the Reformers sold off the treasures of Durham Cathedral, they sold a priceless piece of Scottish history into oblivion.

Ye’re Nae Smith!

By James Hall Nasmyth

A loyal Scotsman on the run from pro-English traitors disguised himself as a blacksmith’s apprentice, but soon gave himself away.

The Length of a Horse

By James Alexander Lovat-Fraser

Unlike some of his fellows in Westminster, Scottish statesman Henry Dundas made no attempt to make himself sound more ‘English’.

Two Lions

By Sir Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh had many grievances against James VI and I, but for peace with Scotland he was willing to forget them all.

‘Ah! Freedom is a Noble Thing’

By John Barbour

John Balliol had to decide whether his first loyalty was to the throne of Scotland or to the man who put him there.

A Simple Folk Without Guile

By John Barbour

What were the Scots thinking back in 1290, when they asked King Edward I of England, of all people, to choose them a king?

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