History

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Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier (BBC)

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Were the ancient Scottish tribes too much for the Roman Empire? Or was Scotland simply not worth conquering? Archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter looks back on three centuries of contact and conflict with the Roman invaders. The first Tay Bridge, the first depi
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WW100 Scotland Day Of Commemoration On Islay

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On Friday 4 May 2018 the Ilich paid their respects to the fallen and the wounded in the First World War, 100 years ago, alongside dignitaries who include the Princess Royal, the US Ambassador to UK and the Acting Ambassador of Germany. The Commemoration S
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Archaeological Discoveries At Glencoe With Neil Oliver

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To mark Scottish Archaeology Month, we asked our President, Neil Oliver, to travel to Glencoe to hear more about our latest archaeological discoveries there from Derek Alexander, the Trust’s Head of Archaeology and Natasha Ferguson, Lead Inventory Officer
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Auld Argylls

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History Repeating? Land Grabs And The Highland Clearances

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200 years ago thousands of small holder farmers were forcibly evicted from their land in Sutherland during the Highland Clearances. Two centuries on, there are clear parallels to the wave of land grabs taking place across the developing world. Sign up to
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Scots Dyke - The Debatable Lands

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a man goes in search of the legendary Scots Dyke. A massive barrier built to define the Anglo - Scots Border, a curb the violence in the debateable lands.
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The Beaches Of St Valery - Sung By Doug

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On the 77th Anniversary of the surrender of the 51st Highland Division to the German Army at St. Valery, France, on June 12, 1940. After a heroic last stand, they were not rescued as were those in similar circumstances at Dunkirk.
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Loudoun Hill Memorial

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Loudoun Hill Memorial with the Society of William Wallace 2014.
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Battle Of Loudoun Hill Commemoration

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Some film footage of the march and speeches from the 2016 Battle of Loudoun Hill Commemoration Rally which took place on 7th May at the site of the battle in Ayrshire, hosted by the Society of William Wallace and The Strathleven Artizans, with contributio
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The Glencoe Massacre

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The story behind the massacre of Glencoe in 1692.
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Forgotten Scottish Borders Castles

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A man dreams of forgotten Scottish Borders castles, in Selkirk and on the cliffs of Berwickshire ..... but are they real??
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The Pacification of The Scottish Borders

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A man investigates the brutally violent pacification of the Scottish Borders during the Union of the English and Scottish Crowns.
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