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by National Records of Scotland

10 episodes
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A podcast preserving dedicated to preserving Scotland's past, recording its present and informing our future.

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Publishing Since

3/19/2018

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Episode thumbnail for 700 Years of the Declaration of Arbroath, with Dr Alan Borthwick

April 5, 2023

700 Years of the Declaration of Arbroath, with Dr Alan Borthwick

The Declaration of Arbroath will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland from 3 June this year, but you can find out more about it now. In this talk, recorded on the Declaration’s 700th anniversary in 2020, archivist Dr Alan Borthwick spoke about the document’s long and surprising history, and more about its significance… … Continue reading 700 Years of the Declaration of Arbroath, with Dr Alan Borthwick

Episode thumbnail for 1320-2020 – 700 Years of the Declaration of Arbroath, by Dr Alan Borthwick

April 6, 2020

1320-2020 – 700 Years of the Declaration of Arbroath, by Dr Alan Borthwick

6 April 2020 is the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath - perhaps the most famous and important of Scotland's historic documents. Drafted in 1320, the Declaration is a powerful call for recognition of the Kingdom of Scotland's sovereign independence and it's a key treasure in the National Records of Scotland archives. The Declaration … Continue reading 1320-2020 – 700 Years of the Declaration of Arbroath, by Dr Alan Borthwick

Episode thumbnail for A Very Arduous Period – The Register Houses During WWI, with Dr Tristram Clarke

November 14, 2018

A Very Arduous Period – The Register Houses During WWI, with Dr Tristram Clarke

In the last of our three World War One podcasts, NRS Head of Outreach Dr Tristram Clarke looks at the forgotten stories of the men who exchanged their pens and desks in Edinburgh's Register Houses for rifles and helmets in France, Flanders and the Dardanelles, some never to return. He also explores the contribution of those who … Continue reading A Very Arduous Period – The Register Houses During WWI, with Dr Tristram Clarke

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A podcast preserving dedicated to preserving Scotland's past, recording its present and informing our future.

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