Robert the Bruce died in 1329 and Edward III of England conspired with Edward Balliol to seize the Scottish crown. [Find out about Robert the Bruce with these great You Tube videos by Bruce Fummey: https://youtu.be/4JlTIqn7Tb8– https://youtu.be/P_RmyYh3s1I -https://youtu.be/sOfmvks7jI4 Together with several barons intent on regaining lost Scottish estates, Edward Balliol […]
Edward Braddock (1695-1755) was been born in Perthshire. He signed up for the Coldstream Guards in 1710, became a Major-General in 1754 and by 1755 was given command against the French in America. He had previously served in France with Admiral Lesstocks’ expedition to L’Orient (1746) and in the Netherlands under […]
Born in Logierait, Perthshire. First Liberal Prime Minister of Canada in 1873 and the country’s second Prime Minister. A stonemason by trade (“His mark can continue to be seen in the buildings he helped erect working as a stonemason. Some of which include: the Welland Canal, Martello Towers at Fort […]