Posts Tagged ‘17th century’
You’ve still got time to see the clock exhibition
There’s just over a week left to time your visit to an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The Luxury of Time: Clocks from 1550–1750 is running at the museum in Edinburgh until Sunday 26 January, in the exhibition gallery, level one. The display features rare and significant historical timepieces telling the story of…
Read MoreDetective solving a murder crime back in time
Seventeenth-century detective duo MacKenzie and Scougall are asked by a Highland clan to solve a case, after a young lawyer’s body is found near Edinburgh. Their investigations are set against the political turmoil of the time, with Jacobite rebels and Bonnie Dundee, as they try to fi nd out just who wanted Aeneas MacLeod dead.…
Read MoreA guide to the bad ones of 17th century Argyll
Ane Compact of Villany explores the gangs of early Jacobites, thieves, housebreakers and highwaymen who ran a protection racket in Argyll during the 1680s to the 1700s. For Argyll locals the tale of the gang will be a familiar one, with native place names peppered throughout. The story is a classic good versus evil tale,…
Read MoreTalented pair unite for a beautiful mini album
After spending the past decade playing in various collaborations and each other’s bands, Heidi Talbot and John McCusker have finally found time to record a mini album as a duo in their own right. They open with Sprig of Thyme, a charming adaptation of a traditional song set to their own music and married with…
Read MoreBook review – Secret Peebles by Liz Hanson
For a town of 8376 people, Peebles has one heck of a history. Liz Hanson’s Secret Peebles brings it to life through a combination of facts, anecdotes, photographs and older illustrations, which fully capture the feel of the area. It’s very much a complete history with everything you could possibly want to know, from the…
Read More