HISTORY UNCOVERED • CULTURAL DISPATCHESPissing in the 1800s: The Unspoken Reality of Long-Distance Stagecoach Travel Meta Description: Discover how long-distance travellers dealt with bodily functions in the 1800s, from coaching inn stops and female bourdalou to myth-busting Scottish laws. We’ve all seen the period dramas. Elegant ladies in voluminous gowns and gentlemen in tailoredcoats step […]
Author Archives: Rikki Abbott
Jane Haining: The Scot who died in Auschwitz Share BySteven Brocklehurst BBC Scotland news website Jane Haining was a quiet farmer’s daughter from the south of Scotland who ended her life as a slave labourer in the most notorious extermination camp the world has ever known. She is the only Scot to be officially honoured […]
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Standing proudly in East Princes Street Gardens, the Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic spire The History of the Scott Monument Following the death of legendary Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott in 1832, a public competition was held to design a fitting memorial in his home city. The Secret Architect: An entry was […]