October 5, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the surprise capture of Edinburgh Castle in 1639, when Lord General Alexander Leslie was not hoist by his own petard

September 9, 2022September 25, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the tragic farce of the “Battle of May Island,” when the Royal Navy fought itself and lost

September 8, 2022March 15, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Quarryholes and its dark and bloody history; battles, treachery, murder, witchcraft and execution

September 7, 2022December 4, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Brigadier Mackintosh of Borlum; the Jacobite uprising of 1715 in Edinburgh and Leith; and the wacky tale of its military incompetence