MessageToEagle.com – On July 19, 1545, the warship Mary Rose, a favorite ship of King Henry VIII, sank during an engagement with the French fleet in Portsmouth Harbor.
MessageToEagle.com – On July 11, 1274, Robert I, King of Scots, popularly known as Robert the Bruce was born. He became one of Scotland’s greatest kings. He ruled
MessageToEagle.com – On June 23, 1314 the Battle of Bannockburn started. It was the first war of Scottish independence. Robert the Bruce, guardian of Scotland faced King Edward II
MessageToEagle.com – Very little is known about the mysterious Picts and yet, they played a vital role in the history of Scotland. These brave and determined people repelled the
MessageToEagle.com – In the 1860s, a small 5,000-year-old figurine was found at Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Nicknamed Skara Brae Buddo the small artifact has been feared lost, but
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Known in various mythologies under different names such as ‘Knocker’, ‘Coblynau’, ‘Kobold’ or ‘Skarbnik’ (The Treasurer), these mythological spirits were believed to be a
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Medieval knights followed chivalry – the lifestyle and moral code. The term takes its name from the French word chevalier (meaning ‘horseman’), and
MessageToEagle.com – On May 29, 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne. The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period, when Cromwell’s
MessageToEagle.com – According to very ancient poems, Odin’s sons, Weldegg, Beldegg, Sigi, Skiold, Sæming, and Yngvi, became kings of East Saxony, West Saxony, Franconia, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
MessageToEagle.com – On 13 May 1568, the Battle of Langside was fought between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots and those of the Earl of Moray, her half-brother,
MessageToEagle.com – Ancient Scottish legends tell of mysterious supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch. Half humanoid, half mermen these odd beings used to frighten
MessageToEagle.com – By the end of the 9th century the Vikings came to Scotland to raid and settle. The legacy of the Vikings is still alive in Scotland where
MessageToEagle.com – On May 1, 1707, England and Scotland are united as the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Act of Union finally cemented what had been a growing interdependence
MessageToEagle.com – The Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 is today remembered as a significant event in the history of Scotland. The battle was the First War of Scottish
MessageToEagle.com – A massive ancient treasure of 600Kg (1,300lb) Roman coins has been discovered in Spain. The bronze coins are estimated to be worth millions of Euros. The ancient coins
MessageToEagle.com – On April 27, 1124, following the death of his brother Alexander, David I (Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim) made himself king of Scotland with the backing of Henry
MessageToEagle.com – On April 23, people in Ireland celebrate Brian Boru, one of their greatest heroes who became famous for chasing off the Vikings. Brian Boru was an Irish
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Cnut The Great (in Swedish: “Knut den Store”) became king over large parts of northern Europe, where commerce and culture flourished in his kingdoms.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Callanish Stone Complex (Scottish Gaelic: Calanais) is located on the Isle of Lewis, the outer Hebridian island, west of Scotland. This megalithic
MessageToEagle.com – On April 9, 1747, the Scottish Jacobite Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, becomes the last man in Britain to be publicly beheaded at Tower Hill, London. The
MessageToEagle.com – The smallest medieval Arabic chess piece has been unearthed during an excavation in the back yard of the Wallingford Museum located in southeast England. At first it
MessageToEagle.com – On April 6, 1320, the Declaration of Arbroath was drafted and sent, in the form of a letter to Pope John XXII. The document written in Latin,
MessageToEagle.com – Most people have seen the Saltire, Scotland’s national flag. With its symbol in the form of a diagonal cross, the blue flag is easily recognizable. However, far
MessageToEagle.com – On March 28, 845, Paris was attacked by Vikings under the leadership of Ragnar Lodbrok, (nicknamed ‘Hairy Breeches’, referring to the animal-skin trousers that he wore. One
MessageToEagle.com – For the first time, the contents of a pot of Viking treasure have been revealed after being buried in a field in Galloway. Although the objects are not currently
