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A composite image of the National Covenant with a group of covenanters
So, you think you know your National Covenant?
28th February
In this talk, Nico Tyack will attempt to unlock the secrets hidden in the Scottish National Covenant.
An extract from an Air Raid Precautions poster showing the nearest warden and warden post details
The bombing of Edinburgh
30th May
Although Edinburgh was not ‘Blitzed ‘ like London or Clydebank , from the first raid of October 1939 to 1942 the city was regularly attacked by German Bombers . Digging…
A white tent is in the background as a man stands on a box playing a drum, a woman holds up something to the crowd in front of her, and another two women watch her, clapping
900 years of Leith – a play
7th October 2024 - 30th August 2025
Come along and join Active Inquiry’s Flashback Theatre Company to devise, write and perform in a new show for the Leith and Fringe Festivals in 2025 around the theme of 900 years…
Exterior shot of the Maltings at Cramond
The Maltings Banner Competition in association with Cramond Primary School
5th April - 28th September
Our Exhibition traces the history of Cramond as far back as 10500 years and includes: Hunter gatherers, Roman soldiers, Iron Workers, strange burial grounds and much, much more. The exhibition…
Cover of The Worlds End Murders books, depicting two figures in silhouette in a misty wood
The World’s End Murders: The Inside Story
23rd October
The abduction and murder of two young Edinburgh girls in October 1977 shocked the city and led to the longest continuous murder investigation in Scottish History. This is the inside…
A painting of a crowd of people, some in clothes of the wealthy, some not, around a gravestone in the Kirkyard, on which a scroll of paper is unfurled. Buildings can be seen in the background.
City of Conflict [Online exhibition]
27th January - 31st October
The collections of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh contain some unique and astonishing documents from the 17th century. It was a turbulent time in Edinburgh’s past, when a series of power…
Black and white image of four women on their knees in front of a dais on which sits a man in an ornate chair, a man standing beside him. A third man, also in mediaeval dress, holds a stick above the women.
The East of Scotland Witch Trials
18th November
Between the 16th and 17th Century an estimated 4000 people were tried in Scotland for witchcraft, approximately 85% of these people being women. Of this number over 300 were burned…
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