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The Drama Of Mid-Victorian Elections
The political contest I am about to describe between Peter McLagan (1823- 1900) and John Pender (1816-96) for the seat of Linlithgowshire (roughly, present-day West Lothian) which took place in 1868, was labelled at the time by the Falkirk Herald as
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10 Minutes On ...the Battle Of Otterburn
When Robert II came to the throne in 1371, relations between Scotland and England were comparatively tranquil. Although substantial parts of southern Scotland remained occupied by English forces – a legacy of the Second Wars of Independence (1332- c.
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You Had To Be There
Friday 31 January 1919 in Glasgow was ‘no morning to rise early’ if intending to head to work. The reason why the historians behind Tanks on the Streets?:The Battle of George Square, Glasgow 1919 can write this is because they checked the Meteorologi

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