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Hi everybody, Our recent visit to the Bayeux Tapestry Museum which temporarily shelters the magnificent Prestonpans Tapestry, made me want to know more not only about the tapestry itself and the people who contributed to the creation of this great masterpiece but also about the journey of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Rome to […]
‘The Embroidery’ by Franz Xaver Simm (1853-1918)
Le tambour bat son plein* ! ………………………… Hi everybody ! So, after the unveiling of The Prestonpans Tapestry in 2010, and of The Great Tapestry of Scotland in September 2013, at the Scottish Parliament, […]
(Flodden Monument in the distance – Wikimedia) Five hundred years have passed since that fateful day of 9 September 1513 when James IV, the beloved King of Scotland fell at Flodden Field, at the age of 40, with so many of his valorous friends and followers… My […] 
MacDonalds Cross Memorial in Glencoe © 2004 Scotiana Hi everybody, It’s February 13th and the day rings a bell in Scotland, especially in Glencoe, a death bell… I will never forget my first impressions of the mountains of Glencoe. The view is breathtaking and the atmosphere strange. There is something unique […] |
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