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24 |
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August |
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1198 |
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Alexander II
born in Haddington, Lothian.
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24 |
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August |
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1482 |
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Berwick-upon-Tweed
was officially declared part of England after changing hands on
numerous occasions in the past. It
received special mention in government documents along with
England and Scotland. In 1856 Britain signed a peace treaty with
Russia after the Crimean War but
Berwick-on-Tweed was omitted. The town was technically at
war with Russia for the next 113
years until peace was declared in 1966.
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24 |
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August |
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1682 |
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John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician,
died. He was Charles II's deputy in Scotland.
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24 |
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August |
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1947 |
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First Edinburgh International Festival.
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25 |
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August |
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1330 |
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Battle of Teba The Real "Braveheart" event.
Robert the Bruce had always wanted to take part in the
Crusades. In accordance with his wishes his
embalmed heart was taken to Spain by Sir James Douglas,
known as "The Black Douglas" and
Sir William St Clair and his brother John. At the
Battle Douglas hurled the casket containing Bruce's heart into
the Moorish ranks, called out "Go brave heart and we, your
knights will follow" and charged.
Teba
page in Wikipedia.
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25 |
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August |
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1819 |
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James Watt, developer of the steam engine,
died.
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25 |
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August |
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1875 |
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John Buchan, novelist and statesman who served as Governor
General of Canada died.
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25 |
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August |
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1930 |
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The actor,
Sir Sean Connery, was born in the Fountainbridge area of
Edinburgh.
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25 |
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August |
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1942 |
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The Duke of Kent and all
but the rear gunner Flt/Sgt Andrew Jack were killed when his
Sunderland Flying Boat W4026
crashed
into the Eagle's Rock, near Berriedale, Caithness.
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26 |
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August |
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1612 |
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George Sinclair and most of his company of Caithness soldiers
killed in an ambush at
Kringen, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. They
were part of a larger force led by Alexander Ramsay. Only 134
out of 550 survived. George Sinclair is the name that stands out
in Norwegian history.
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26 |
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August |
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1875
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John Buchan, novelist and statesman who served as Governor
General of Canada born in Perth.
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27 |
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August |
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1472 |
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Pope Sixtus IV's Bull erected the See of St. Andrews into an
archbishopric, and its cathedral into the metropolitan church
for the whole of Scotland.
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27 |
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August |
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1748 |
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James Thomson, Poet and author of "Rule Britannia" died.
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27 |
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August |
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1784 |
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James Tytler made the first hot air balloon flight in
Britain, ascending some 300 feet from Comely Garden and landing
in Restalrig Road.
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28 |
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August |
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1296 |
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Edward I of England held
a "parliament" at Berwick and required all prominent Scots
to swear allegiance to him. Their names were recorded in the
"Ragman Roll", so called, it is believed, from the
tangle of seals attached thereto. (There was an earlier "Ragman
Roll" in 1291.)
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28 |
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August |
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1455 |
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The title
Earl of Caithness was conferred upon Sir William Sinclair
(St Clair), Lord Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney by
James II. He was also the builder of Rosslyn Chapel.
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28 |
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August |
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1640 |
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The Battle of Newburn on Tyne. An experienced Scots Army
under Alexander Leslie, the Earl of Leven defeated a smaller and
less experienced English force, during the Second Bishops' War,
as a result of Charles I's attempt to impose the Anglican
Prayer Book in Scotland.
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29 |
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August |
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1797 |
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12 demonstrators against Militia recruitment are killed by the
Cinque Ports Dragoons at
Tranent.
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29 |
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August |
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1930 |
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The last 36 inhabitants
leave
St Kilda.
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30 |
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August |
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1856 |
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Sir John Ross, Scots Arctic Explorer died.
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