This Day in Scottish History

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-19/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we're diving deep into the cold, murky waters of Loch Ness—not to swim, but to resurface one of the most enduring hoaxes in cryptozoological history. It was on this day, April 19th, 1934, that the world first he...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-18/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I’m your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we turn the clock back to April 18th, 1586, when the quiet roads of Ayrshire bore witness to a brutal assassination that sent shockwaves through Scottish nobility—the murder of Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Egli...

For More Events on this Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-17/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I’m your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey to the rugged slopes of the Isle of Skye, to a windswept corner called the Braes, where on or around April 17th, 1882, a band of determined crofters—tenant farmers—rose up in defiance of unjust evicti...

For More Events on this Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-16/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we turn our attention to a misty moor outside Inverness, to the blood-soaked fields of April 16, 1746. On this day, the hopes of a Stuart restoration came crashing down in the thunder of musket fire and cannon s...

For More Events on this Date in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-15/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey back to April 15, 1746, to a windswept field near Dunrobin Castle in the county of Sutherland, where a short but decisive clash unfolded—one that would quietly shape the outcome of the final Jacobite...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-14/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey back to the windswept night of April 14th, 1286—a night that would shatter Scotland’s stability and change the fate of the kingdom for generations to come. It was on this evening that King Alexander I...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-12/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I’m your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we’re heading back to April 12th, 1567—when one of the most controversial trials in Scotland’s turbulent past unfolded in Edinburgh. On this day, James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell, stood accused of the mur...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-11/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey to the sweltering jungles of Central America, where, on April 11th, 1700, the last desperate remnants of a grand Scottish dream vanished into the Caribbean mist. This was the end of the Darien Scheme—...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-10/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we delve into a moment that forever changed the landscape of Scottish sports: April 10, 1988, when Alexander Walter Barr Lyle—better known as Sandy Lyle—became the first Scottish and British golfer to win the pre...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-9/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we step away from the smoke of the battlefield and the clang of swords to embrace something a bit more magical — because April 9th is National Unicorn Day. Yes, you heard that right. Scotland, with its storied pas...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-8/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we remember a dark and defining moment in the long struggle for political reform in Scotland—the Greenock Massacre, which occurred on April 8th, 1820. It was a day that would etch itself into the collective memory...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-7/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I’m your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we set sail back to the stormy waters of April 7th, 1522, when the Firth of Forth—usually a bustling artery of Scottish trade—was suddenly turned into a battleground. A fleet of seven English warships, like thund...

For More Events on This Day - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-4/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we turn our gaze to a turbulent chapter in the late 14th century—April 4th, 1384—when John of Gaunt, the powerful Duke of Lancaster and son of King Edward III, led a fierce military incursion into the Scottish Borders. It was a cold...

For More Events on this Day in This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-3/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we turn our attention to April 3, 1746, marking the conclusion of the Siege of Fort William—a pivotal yet often overlooked episode in the Jacobite Rising of 1745–46. And if you’re curious about other f...

For More Events on this Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-2/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we delve into the harrowing events of April 2, 1916, when the skies over Edinburgh and Leith were darkened by the ominous presence of German Zeppelins, marking Scotland's first encounter with aerial warfare during...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/april-1/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we delve into a harrowing chapter from the 17th century—a time when Scotland grappled with the relentless scourge of the bubonic plague. Our focus is the town of Kelso and the drastic measures its inhabitants took...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-31/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we delve into a tale of intrigue and bravery from March 31, 1652, when the Honours of Scotland—the nation's revered crown jewels—were clandestinely smuggled out of Dunnottar Castle to evade capture by Oliver Crom...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-30/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we turn back the pages to March 30th, 1406—a fateful day when the future of the Scottish crown was quite literally swept away at sea. This is the story of the young James Stewart—heir to the Scottish throne, jus...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-29/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey back to March 29, 1298, when William Wallace, the renowned Scottish knight and leader, was knighted and appointed Guardian of Scotland. This pivotal moment came after his significant victory at the Bat...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-28/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey back to March 28, 1318, when the forces of Robert the Bruce achieved a significant victory by recapturing Berwick-upon-Tweed, a pivotal border town that had been under English control since 1296. This...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-27/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we set our sights on March 27th, 1871—a date that echoes with cheers, mud, and national pride. On this day, the world’s first official international rugby union match took place in the heart of Edinburgh at Raeb...

For More Events on This Day in Irish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/2025/03/25/march-26/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History . I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we journey back to March 26, 1296, when John “The Red” Comyn crossed the border with a Scottish host, aiming to seize one of England’s most strategic strongholds—Carlisle Castle. It was a bold, desperate move in...

For More Events on This Day - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-25/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we’re traveling back to March 25th, 1333—a day marked by bloodshed and betrayal on the volatile Anglo-Scottish border. It’s the Battle of Dornock, a lesser-known clash in the grand chronicle of the Wars of Scottish Independence. But...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-24/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we set sail back to March 24, 1921, when the largest civilian sailing ship ever built in the British Isles—the five-masted barque København—was launched from the shipyards of Ramage & Ferguson in Leith. This maje...

For More Events on This Day in Scottish History - https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/thisday/march-23/ Welcome back to This Day in Scottish History. I'm your host, Colin MacDonald. Today, we set our compass for the far side of the world—March 23rd, 1848—when the ship John Wickliffe dropped anchor at Port Chalmers, carrying the hopes, dreams, and determination of the first organized group of Scotti...