Lt Stuart Boyd, Painter – Soldier
The story of a soldier painter – Lt Stuart Boyd by Evelyn McKechnie Lt Stuart Boyd was the only son of Alexander Stuart Boyd and Mary Stuart Boyd...
City of the Dead
Lambhill Cemetery, Western Necropolis and St Kentigerns Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland by Evelyn McKechnie There are three vast cemeteries north of...
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge – 1679
Battle of Bothwell Bridge Memorial This obelisk commemorates the Covenanters that fell at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge which took place on 22nd...
Covenanter Battles – Scotland
The Battle of Philiphaugh 1645 This must be one of the spookiest, eeriest places I have visited in Scotland. Located deep in the Philiphaugh Estate,...
Mary Queen of Scots
Sophisticated, tall, vibrant and beautiful The ill-fated Mary was born on 8th December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, only a few days after her father,...