Kings & Queens of Scotland 5/5: House of Stuart takes England (1567–1707)

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Kings & Queens of Scotland 4/5: House of Stewart (1437–1567)

Join me on a historic tour of Scotland, May 15th-21st, 2024: https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-lindsay-holiday-may-2024 You can see the whole series now at: https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday In this episode we’ll met more Stuarts monarchs, ...  Show more

Kings & Queens of Scotland 3/5: Wars of Independence (1286-1437)

In this episode we’ll see Scotland go through it’s most tumultuous century, beginning with it’s first, tragic Queen Regnant; though the Wars of independence, where we’ll learn what Braveheart and Outlaw King got right and wrong about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, ending u ...  Show more

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