March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the execution of John Young, the soldier turned forger who refused to give up on life and met a farcical end on the gallows

November 9, 2022April 2, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about a remarkable view of Edinburgh in 1750; what we can see of a city whose landscape was about to be changed forever

September 25, 2022February 20, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about what 18th century Leith looked like from Easter Road and what brought a talented young English artist to Edinburgh as a military draughtsman