The Scottish History Podcast

This week in Scottish History!Our first story is about my all time favourite comic book, The Beano. The reason I wanted a catapult and peashooters when I was a child. Including my obsession with whoopee cushions, often given as toys with the comic books!Our second story is about the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. We learn that it wasn't just Alexander Graham Bell who had a hand to play in inventing the telephone and also the remarkable tribute paid to him on his death - this week in Scottish History.

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TSHP15 FOR 15% OFF ANY RABBIE'S TOUR!!!This Week in Scottish history saw William Wallace's defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298.Apologies for yet another Wars of Scottish Independence episode - and that there's only 1 topic again this week, but I'm just getting too much good stuff!

USE THE CODE TSHP15 TO GET 15% OFF YOUR RABBIE'S TOUR - GO TO http://rabbies.comIn this episode, we learn about Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray and known as the Black Knight of Scotland.

TSHP15 for 15% off your Rabbie's tour. http://rabbies.comThis week in Scottish History saw the death of "The Last Jacobite King" - Henry Benedict Stuart.It's an absolutely bumper episode. And a very emotional story which I loved researching and telling.

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Use the code TSHP15 for 15% off ANY tour with Rabbie's - http://rabbies.comIn this week in Scottish History!6th July - The Piper Alpha Disaster - An oil rig in the North sea, pumping oil and gas, explodes.9th July - The creation of Scotlands oldest association football club - Queens Park Football Club.

TSHP15 for 15% off any Rabbie's tour - book now at http://rabbies.comIn this episode, we finally get round to talking about the SECOND war of Scottish Independence.

http://rabbies.com - using the code TSHP15 you will receive 15% off your next Rabbie's tour!In This week in Scottish History, we learn about John Maclean and the Red Clydeside. Perhaps I'll do a deeper dive episode into the Red Clydeside at a later date.In the second half, we learn about the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh. The men who would trim your beard in the morning, could trim off some limbs later on that day.http://scothistorypod.comhttp://patreon.com/scothistorypodscothistorypod@gmail.comFacebook, Instagram and TikTok - Scothistorypod