General James Wolfe who led the forces that captured Quebec from the French Army in 1759 was once billeted at the Town Guard Barracks in Guard Vennel. The following is an instruction issued at that time: “If any woman in the regiment has a venereal disease, and does not immediately […]
Born in the ‘auld hoose’ of Gask, Perthshire on 16 August 1766, Caroline (also Carolina) Oliphant (her first name is the female form of Charles; she was named for Prince Charles Edward Stuart) became a poet and song writer of note. She met Niel Gow and wrote several songs to […]
Born into a well-off middle class family in Auchterarder 5 June 1928. His father a lawyer died when James Kennaway was only 12 years of age – his father had served in the Black Watch in 1914. Brought up by his mother a doctor, James Kennawayattended Cargifield School in Edinburgh until the age […]
Poets are difficult to compare. Time, culture, context and ideology defy objective comparison. The views of the reader in relation to the role of poetry and its form equally make it impossible to decide which of several poets is the greater. Despite this truth it can be said without fear […]
Between either AD 26-36 or AD 27-37 Pontius Pilate was the 5th Governor of Judaea, Samaria and Idumaea. During his tenure as Roman procurator(1) (long by Roman standards – governors usually served for about 18 months) Pilate held his office along with 3,000 troops at the palace of Herod at Casarea on the coast, […]