Tag: history
Exploring Edinburgh’s rich table tennis history
Most people have played table tennis in a social context or on the kitchen table. Its existence as a fast and exciting competitive sport flies beneath the radar.There is little awareness that Edinburgh...
Rainy weather draws crowds to the hidden world beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
Wet July drives record breaking numbers underground to unravel Edinburgh’s dark past at The Real Mary King’s CloseWith the Met Office confirming this July was the UK’s wettest since 2009, and the sixth...
Dismissed Leith Police remembered 100 years on
The Leith Police Dismisseth Us, is one of the world’s best known tongue-twisters and is said to have been a favourite of wily cops who wanted to test the sobriety or otherwise of the...
Powerful images feature in Photos That Changed the World
THE IMAGE OF A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL, KIM PHUC RUNNING NAKED FROM A NAPALM ATTACK DURING THE VIETNAM WAR HAS BEEN VOTED THE MOST POWERFUL NEWS IMAGE OF THE LAST 50 YEARS, ACCORDING TO A...
Documents reveal Mary Queen of Scots paved way for Geneva Convention
AS Britain rediscovers its fascination with Mary Queen of Scots, the world’s oldest surgical college has released documents proving that she paved the way for the Geneva Convention 300 years before it came into...
First British Rocket to Reach Orbit Returns Home
THE UK's only rocket to successfully place a satellite into orbit is to be unveiled in Scotland after a 10,000-mile journey back home.Almost 50 years since its launch, the Black Arrow rocket will be...
At The Queen’s Gallery: Charles II: Art & Power
In our 21st century world, we shape our images online. Our social media are laden with carefully ‘curated’ pictures of our holiday destinations, our pets, our children and even our Sunday breakfasts. ‘Look!’ we...
Greater Grassmarket BID teams up with Edinburgh World Heritage to launch an interactive historic...
The Greater Grassmarket Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a free-to-use Historic Trail this week in association with Edinburgh World Heritage.
The Trail brings to life centuries of history from Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and aims to...
Wester Hailes pupils to attend Waterloo commemoration at St Paul’s
Students from Wester Hailes Education Centre will attend a commemorative service in St Paul’s Cathedral this Friday, 18 June 2015, to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Wester Hailes Education Centre has...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
Lots of Christmassy things this week, from craft fairs to carols and music to markets - but if the very thought of anything festive sends you running from the room, fear not - there...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Hidden Haiti: Fourth World Art. Discover more about how Haitian artists recycle materials by turning them into beautiful artwork and homeware at this launch exhibition, and learn how Fourth World Art is supporting artisans to...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Bach Before Breakfast: John Bryden plays Bach and Shostakovich on the Cathedral Steinway. Coffee and croissants follow. 8.05-8.35am, St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place. Free: retiring collection.Mythical Maze Ceremony: have you completed the Challenge? Come to the...
Return of Ensign Ewart
On the afternoon of 18th June 1815, 400 grey horses charged into the valley at Waterloo in Belgium to deal the final blow to the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s final bid to achieve dominance...
Walking with Scientists
Part of this year's Previously....Scotland's History Festival here is a walk with a difference.
Walking with Scientists; a two-hour guided walking talk.Who qualified as the first woman doctor, and where is he buried?What are Darwin...
National Museum of Scotland – Kabuki: Japanese Theatre Prints
Kabuki: Japanese Theatre Prints is a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland that reveals the spectacular artwork and larger-than-life characters from a 19th century Japanese cultural phenomenon and it opens this weekend.The...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Caerlaverock Castle
A glimpse of medieval life at Caerlaverock Castle over four days next week promises visitors a thrilling insight into sword fighting, archery and crossbow skills. “Medieval Mayhem” is the perfect entertainment for Caerlaverock, an imposing...
Uncovering history in Leith
A section of Leith’s 16th century town ditch which formed part of Leith’s historic defences are set to be uncovered today as city archaeologists begin excavation work ahead of a proposed housing development at...
Previously….with Ian Rankin and Nigel Planer…
Previously is a history festival and if you hurry up you can still catch one or two of the 200+ events which have been organised in the city. What you are unable to do...
Why You Should Complete the 2011 Census
Thirty-two year old Kirsty Wilkinson is the genealogist behind My Ain Folk, a website that helps Scots trace their ancestors. We talked to her about her research, and why it’s important to fill out...
The Old Edinburgh Club
The Old Edinburgh Club, the local history society, was founded in 1908 and is concerned with all aspects of the city's history and development. We are pleased to hear from them about their most...
