Category Archives: legends and myths

The Legend Behind Sir Walter Scott’s “The Bonnets o’ Bonnie Dundee”

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Legend Behind Sir Walter Scott’s “The Bonnets o’ Bonnie Dundee” by Regina Jeffers I am currently researching anything and everything Scottish. Being of Scottish descent, this is important to me, but I am also looking for those special “gems” … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Ratcliff Highway Murders ~ WhoDunIt???

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Ratcliff Highway murders (sometimes Ratcliffe Highway murders) were two vicious attacks on two separate families that resulted in seven fatalities. The two attacks occurred within twelve days in December 1811, in homes half a mile apart near Wapping in … Continue reading →

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Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; c. 500 – c. 589) was a Welsh bishop of Menevia during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, … Continue reading →

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Whuppity Scoorie?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

So what is Whuppity Scoorie? It is a unique celebration of spring taking place in Lanark (on the east bank of the River Clyde), Scotland. On March 1, youngsters take part in the ancient custom of “Whuppity Scoorie.” They gather in … Continue reading →

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The Border Wars Between England and Scotland

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The political struggle that has dominated much of England/Scotland’s history was often a result of the border wars. In Elizabethan times the Anglo-Scottish border counties, especially Northumberland, were the home of lawless clans who spent their lives raiding and marauding. … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s Nostradamus: The Brahan Seer

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Brahan Seer, Kenneth Mackenzie (or Coinneach Odhar), is Scotland’s most famous prophet. Often referred to as the Scottish Nostradamus, Mackenzie lived in the 17th Century. Most experts believe that he was born on the Isle of Lewis (at Baile-na-Cille … Continue reading →

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November 2 – All Souls’ Day

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In Western Christianity, All Souls’ Day, also known as the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, is observed principally in the Catholic Church, although some churches of Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches also celebrate it; the observance is the … Continue reading →

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November 1 ~ All Saints’ Day

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

All Saints’ Day (also known as All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, or The Feast of All Saints) is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, … Continue reading →

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During the Reign of George IV: The Shrigley Abduction, a Well-Developed Scheme to Marry an Heiress

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Shrigley abduction was an 1826 British case of a forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner of Pott Shrigley. The couple were married in Gretna Green, Scotland, and travelled to Calais before Turner’s father … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: John Gale Jones, Radical Orator

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Gale Jones (1769–1838) was an English radical orator. He was several times imprisoned for provocative agitation against the government. Early Life He was admitted to Merchant Taylors’ School in 1783 and was then described as born on 16 October … Continue reading →

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