Archive - Tales of Forgotten Scottish History

Turning the 19th Century Clyde into a Minefield

How Guncotton and Electricity Defended a River

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The Unspoken Military Intent Behind the Boys’ Brigade

Founded in Glasgow in 1883 by Sir William Alexander Smith, the Boys’ Brigade (BB) was initially envisioned as a Christian youth organization.

Jul 11 •

How Kinship Powered 17th-Century Scottish Insurrections

To grasp why every serious rebellion in 17th-century Scotland unfolded like an unruly family quarrel, you must first meet cinnidh—the Gaelic idea that…

Jul 10 •

The Dramatic 1661 Trial and Beheading of the Marquis of Argyle

Archibald Campbell, 8th Earl and 1st Marquis of Argyle, bestrode mid-seventeenth-century Scotland like a granite ridge—unyielding yet fissured by deep…

Jul 9 •

Wine Barrels Packed with Rope & Plot

Albany’s breakout kit.

Jul 8 •

How James II’s Childhood Escape Shaped Scotland’s Capital

a 15th-century cliff-hanger that changed Edinburgh & Leith forever

Jul 7 •

Why Didn't James IV Destroy Twizel Bridge?

On September 9th, 1513, the fate of a nation hinged—perhaps literally—on a single stone bridge.

Jul 6 •

The Night Donald Gorm Stayed at Dunvegan

Hospitality or Homicide?

Jul 5 •

Macdonald vs. Macleod

Highland Clans and Their Bitter Legacy

Jul 4 •

The Thief's Street

Hidden Paths and Ancient Crimes in the Cairngorms

Jul 3 •

The Rise and Fall of the Shaws

Highland Clan Warfare and Tragedy

Jul 2 •

“When the Bleachers Broke”

The Last Laugh of Scotland’s Old Fox

Jul 1 •

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