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Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Thursday, 18 September 2025

The Silk Roads EIBF 2025

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  In 2015,   British historian Peter Frankopan   c hanged the way we think about the historical relationship between East and West, with his...
Saturday, 30 August 2025

Cultural History Disconnects

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Cultural History Disconnects   I had a big disconnect between my primary school and secondary school. At primary we had Scottish dancing, Sc...
Thursday, 31 July 2025

Scots & 250 Years of Founding American Independence

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  The general ignorance of Scots history and contributions worldwide. How many Scots have heard of the “Scottish Enlightenment” – or have an...
Monday, 30 June 2025

Repair at Edinburgh book festival 2025

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EIBF at Futures Institute 'Together We Repair' at Edinburgh International book festival EIBF 2025.  The question now is – to repair ...
Friday, 24 January 2025

Glasgow 850

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Del Amitri Glasgow is a city of surprises. Dotted around the city centre are many impressive, architecturally interesting buildings. The cit...
Sunday, 29 October 2023

Union with David Olusoga BBC Review

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  While Olisoga is an informed historian, and consulted many experts and this is a highly watchable  if it times biased program. However he ...
Friday, 30 September 2022

Edinburgh festivals 2022

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Its good to see tradition and history given due regard – with the new to challenge and move things forward. We need both. Freedom to move, t...