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Events this Week in Scottish History
20th February 1472:
The Scottish
Parliament annexed the earldom of Orkney and the lordship of
Shetland to the Crown "Alsua
the samyn day our souverain lorde, withe deliverance of his
thre estatis,
annext and uniit the erledome of Orknay and the
lordschip of Scheteland to the croune, nocht to be gevin away in
tyme to cum to na persoune nor persounis except anerly til ane
the kingis sonnis† of lauchefull bed." This followed
Christian I's failure to pay the pledges for his daughter,
Margaret's dowry.
In 1468
Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden had contracted to
marry his daughter,
Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, to
James III with a dowry of 60,000 florins, 10,000 florins to
be paid before her departure with Orkney pledged for 50,000
florins. By 1469 he had raised
only 2,000 florins and pledged Shetland for 8,000 florins.
In 1470 The
earldom of Orkney had been purchased by the Crown from the
Sinclairs (Earl William) with the ruined castle of Ravenscraig
in Fife in some compensation
and a pension of
40 merks. Christian I's pledges were never redeemed leading
to the annexation of the Islands. In
1540 the Scottish Parliament
annexed the lorships, lands and castle of Orkney and Shetland,
in 1612 again the lands of
Orkney and in
1669
established the status of Orkney and Shetland as Crown
Dependencies.
The sovereignty of the Islands continues to be disputed.
Project News
Progress with Family
Tree
Now connected to 437 people and going back at least 5 generations.
Family
Tree DNA have partnered with
MyHeritage who have good research sources.
Cluny Church
A brief history of Cluny Church with links added to the
Cluny Castle page...
2nd September
Received from a kind person in the USA, the War experiences
of Great Uncle
Jack Laird.
It is a candid account written while the War was in progress and
in parts uncomfortable reading and of enormous value as the
contemporary experience of a family member.
27-29 May 2022
The Royal Scots returned to Le Paradis in Nord Pas de Calais
for their final organised visit, the 82nd Anniversary of the
Battle of Le Paradis where at the close of May 1940 The Royal Scots and The Royal Norfolks delayed the Enemy Advance for three days protecting the
developing corridor to Dunkirk. The Royal Scots presented
the Commune with a David Ogilvie Memorial Bench to thank them
for support and friendship which goes back to the days after the
Battle.
More...
Santiago de Compostela
New Link to Richard Campbell's Extensive Guide to the Camino
de Santiago on
Santiago de
Compostela page.
New Link
Peter Sinclair’s webpages about the Herdmanston and Rosslyn
Sinclairs More...
November 2020
Added to the page dedicated to Major Jimmy Howe OBE which starts
with his recollections of the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The
Royal Regiment) in action in May 1940 culminating in the
successful defence of the corridor that led to Dunkirk at Le
Paradis: A 1996 interview with Major James Howe with Les
Back (Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of
London) and a 1943 broadcast of Dance Music by Jimmy's Dance
Orchestra from Stalag 8B on repatriation with wounded Prisoners
of War.
More...
May 2020
80th Anniversary of The Royal Scots Defence of the : The Battle
of Le Paradis
This year is the 80th
Anniversary of the Battle of Le Paradis where The Royals Scots
and The Royal Norfolks, ordered to hold the canal line to the
last round and the last man, to protect the BEF's corridor to
Dunkirk did just that.
RS373, The Team tasked with recording memories of the Regiment
of the 20th and 21st Centuries of the Regiment's 373
uninterrupted years of service until the merger of all the
Scottish Regiments in 2006 hosted an online Commemoration of the
80th Anniversary on Tuesday 26th May 2020.
More...
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Older News
Campaign for the Real Reel of the 51st
The dance based around the Saltire, Scotland's Flag, and created
by the Highland Division, whose sacrifice in France in 1940 it
commemorates, is being danced incorrectly by many today, unaware
of its significance.
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"Carpe Diem" - Seize the Day
10 Reasons to make the most of what we have, and do
something while we can. Who knows what tomorrow may bring ?
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Photographs © Iain
Laird 2016
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