Posts Tagged ‘France’
Ten of the greatest Scottish sailors of all time
Avast me hearties and prepare to read about the 10 greatest Scots ever to brace the mainsail or drop anchor! Scotland has a proud maritime history, not just as shipbuilders, but also for those who have taken to the waves over the past few centuries. Here we profile 10 of the greatest. Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721)…
Read MoreRobert Louis Stevenson award seeks writers
To marking Robert Louis Stevenson Day, the Scottish Book Trust has announced that the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship for professional writers is now open for applications. Previous fellows include novelist Jenni Fagan, Makar Liz Lochhead, and poet and performer Michael Pedersen. Writers based in Scotland are encouraged to apply, and the Fellowship awards successful applicants…
Read MorePapers of exiled Stuart kings published online
A major new digitisation programme is giving unparalleled insight into the social, military and personal worlds of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their Jacobite followers. It relates to the Stuarts’ fight to regain the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland between the late 17th and early 19th centuries. The Stuart and Cumberland Papers project has…
Read MoreNew Scottish Opera work heads to frozen Arctic
Scottish Opera is to present the world premiere of Anthropocene, a gripping new work, in Glasgow. Anthropocene was commissioned by Scottish Opera from composer Stuart MacRae and librettist Louise Welsh, and will debut on January 24 at Theatre Royal Glasgow. It then tours to King’s Theatre, Edinburgh and London’s Hackney Empire. Telling the story of…
Read MoreAuthor to perform War Horse to mark Armistace
Michael Morpurgo’s emotionally-charged story War Horse is to be given a special performance in Scotland. It will be narrated live at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall by the multi award-winning author, with specially arranged music performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. It will be read at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on Sunday 18 November as part of…
Read MoreMeet 10 of Scotland’s unsung sporting heroes
Scotland has had its fair share of unexpected sporting successes over the years. Here, we celebrate ten of the most obscure and least-known Scottish champions. 1. Stone skimming, haggis hurling and tiddlywinks The World Stone Skimming Championships has seen eight overall Scottish world champions since the year 2000. In 2016, the Haggis Hurling champion and world record…
Read MoreWINE TO DINE – DECEMBER 2018 – CHRISTMAS BANQUET
Drinks writer Peter Ranscombe picks five wines to pair with the Christmas banquet. CHRISTMAS is a time for feasting – celebrating family and friendship over good food and good wine. Taking that feast outside into a location like The Secret Herb Garden in Edinburgh – as Scottish Field did for its December 2018 issue – makes…
Read MoreEverybody loves a Summer Holiday – a top notch show
There’s something rather endearing about those old British films, where boy meets girl, they sing a song, fall in love, and live happily ever after. Summer Holiday, currently at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow, perfectly recaptures those days. The 1963 film with the big red bus was originally a vehicle for Cliff Richard, and this…
Read MoreA new song to remember the Unknown Warrior
Singer-songwriter Ricky Ross has composed a song inspired by the symbolic figure of the Unknown Warrior for Armistice Day. The story of his Ballad of the Unknown Warrior will feature in an hour-long BBC Radio Scotland documentary on Sunday, 11 November at 10am. And prior to the transmission, Deacon Blue frontman Ricky and BBC Scotland…
Read MoreBattle royal – the story of the Battle of Culloden
In 1746, the last land battle fought on the mainland of the United Kingdom ended the Jacobite ‘Forty-Five’ rising. It also terminated both the military and the political cause of the exiled Stuarts and, as in all civil wars, was followed by merciless retribution from the victors. The political background was simple; the Stuarts wanted…
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