1780- Bowed Joseph died. Bowed Joseph born in the cowgate was a famous Edinburgh agitator and took part in riots. 1790- Leith dockers strike 1864- Annuity tax riot. 1865-Midlothian farmworkers' union ...
Edinburgh residents line up on tartan plaids for the parade during Edinburgh’s 1922 centennial celebration. The town is celebrating its bicentennial in 2022 with a year-long slate of activities and ...
Edinburgh, renowned as UNESCO’s "City of Literature," is a treasure trove of literary history. Its historic sites and neighborhoods serving as the muse for J K Rowling's Harry Potter series. It has ...
It has retained the same street layout it had in medieval times and contains many of the biggest tourist attractions in Scotland’s Capital - including Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyrood House, ...
The Royal Mile links Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, with lots of stops along the way. This is where visitors can shop for the perfect souvenir, like a wool scarf or tweed bag; swing by a bar ...
His original creator Arthur Conan Doyle might have based the groundbreaking detective in London but the character was conceived and inspired by Conan Doyle’s training in Edinburgh’s world-renowned ...
A view over central Edinburgh at sunset, taken from Calton Hill, with the stone memorial to Dugald Stewart (1753 - 1828) in the foreground. Dating back to the 15th century as the capital of Scotland, ...