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Jun 29, 2005 10:24:02 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Jun 29, 2005 10:24:02 GMT 10
No didn`t realise that myself, never knew they hailed from Arran either!
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Jun 29, 2005 10:26:56 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Jun 29, 2005 10:26:56 GMT 10
June 28
June 28, 1746 Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie set sail from Benbecula to Skye. After Culloden, the Prince had a high price on his head. He came to Benbecula, and Flora helped him escape to Skye by disguising him as her Irish maid, Betty Burke. The crossing was short but perilous, as the small boat weathered both storms and the bullets of redcoats from the shore. Yet they survived that, and the questioning of government men, thanks in no small part to the cool demeanour of Flora, and the Prince escaped to France, never to return. She was arrested when her part in the escape became known, but the popular appeal of her courage and ingenuity meant she was well treated, and she was released after spending a few years in the Tower. She emigrated to America, but later returned to Kingsburgh on Skye, where she died in 1790 .
June 28, 1790 On 28 June 1790, the Forth and Clyde Canal opened. The 35 mile course from Bowling to Grangemouth is the longest of the Lowland canals. It was formally abandoned in 1962. Its re-opening in 2001 was part of the Millenium Link scheme, allowing waterway travel from Edinburgh to Glasgow by linking to the Union canal via the remarkable Falkirk Wheel boat lift.
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Jun 30, 2005 8:18:50 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Jun 30, 2005 8:18:50 GMT 10
June 29
On this day in 1786 Alexander Macdonnell and 500 highlanders left Scotland for Canada, near the beginning of what later became known as the Highland clearances. Between 70,000 and 150,000 people were forced from their homes, leading many to dub it 'the first act of modern ethnic cleansing'.
June 29, 1928 Ian Bannen, Scottish actor, was born. Bannen appeared in more than 60 British and American films. These include "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965) for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. On TV, he was probably best known for his parts in the BBC drama series, "Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy", and the ITV medical drama, "Dr. Finlay". In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA. He died in 1999, aged 71.
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Jul 1, 2005 3:32:56 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Jul 1, 2005 3:32:56 GMT 10
June 30, 1857
June 30, 1857 Today in 1857 marked the beginning of the trial of Madeleine Smith for murder. The daughter of a Glasgow architect, James Smith, this most eligible of society ladies was accused in 1857 of murdering her alleged former lover, Emile L'Angelier. Among the evidence were some explicit love letters: the resulting scandal turned public opinion against her. Learning of her engagement to the wealthy William Minnoch, L'Angelier had threatened to give the love letters to her father, superficially providing her with a strong motive. However the actual evidence against her was weak, and after a famously skilful defence by the Dean of Faculty, John Inglis, a verdict of 'not proven' was returned. Subsequent research suggests that L'Angelier, a known arsenic eater, may have been a victim of his own vengeful plot to frame Madeleine for his attempted murder. She moved to London, where she became a popular figure, marrying artist and publisher, George Wardle. After this marriage failed, she moved to New York, married again in her seventies, and lived to the age of 93.
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