Scotland – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 01 Jul 2024 03:26:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Scotland – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Wapinschaw: Scotland’s Royal Company of Archers in the 17th and 18th Centuries https://brewminate.com/wapinschaw-scotlands-royal-company-of-archers-in-the-17th-and-18th-centuries/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:01:41 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=191034 A muster or military rendezvous, called a “wapinschaw” (a weapon show) was held at least twice a year.

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]]> Queen Anne: The Acts of Union and the Merger of England and Scotland in 1707 https://brewminate.com/queen-anne-the-acts-of-union-and-the-merger-of-england-and-scotland-in-1707/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:06:46 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=187986 During her reign, Anne favoured moderate Tory politicians, who were more likely to share her Anglican religious views.

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]]> A Glance at the History of Scottish Peerage https://brewminate.com/a-glance-at-the-history-of-scottish-peerage/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:20:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=172500 Scottish peerage is a term for the system of titles of nobility in Scotland. It includes all noble

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]]> The Stone of Scone: Coronating Medieval Scottish Monarchs https://brewminate.com/the-stone-of-scone-coronating-medieval-scottish-monarchs/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:57:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=141298 Introduction The Stone of Scone (Gaelic: Lia Fail), also known as the Stone of Destiny or Coronation Stone,

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]]> The Scottish Enlightenment and the Matter of Ancient Troy https://brewminate.com/the-scottish-enlightenment-and-the-matter-of-ancient-troy/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:56:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=142599 The Scottish Enlightenment played a dominant part in the late-18th and early-19th century debate about the location of

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]]> The Real Macbeth: Mad King or a Clever Eye to Solid Power? https://brewminate.com/the-real-macbeth-mad-king-or-a-clever-eye-to-solid-power/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:18:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=134407 Macbeth appears to have cleverly positioned Scotland between her more powerful neighbors yet he did not isolate Scotland

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]]> Staging Kingship in Scotland and England, 1532-1560 https://brewminate.com/staging-kingship-in-scotland-and-england-1532-1560/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 18:29:59 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=113075 In terms of its staging of sovereignty, passivity distinguished the Scottish king from the English tyrant. Introduction ‘Quhat

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]]> Fictional History, Patriotism, and the Fight for Scottish Independence https://brewminate.com/fictional-history-patriotism-and-the-fight-for-scottish-independence/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:44:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=102010 The contribution of popular but historically inaccurate films—and literature—to the evolution of a misguided patriotism that fails to

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]]> Bagpipe Bandits: How the English Blew Scotland’s National Instrument First https://brewminate.com/bagpipe-bandits-how-the-english-blew-scotlands-national-instrument-first/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:41:46 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=62895 This could come to blows. zoetnet, Creative Commons There’s something every Scot should know about those caterwauling pipes. By Dr.

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]]> Willies, Ghillies, and Horny Highlanders: Scottish Gaelic Writing has a Filthy Past https://brewminate.com/willies-ghillies-and-horny-highlanders-scottish-gaelic-writing-has-a-filthy-past/ Wed, 09 May 2018 17:47:44 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=60074 Cheeky. Tim Large Most people’s shortbread-tin ideas about the Highlands and Islands are missing a key traditional ingredient. By Dr. Peter Mackay / 10.24.2017 Lecturer

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