#Neil Strachan

[yandere-toons]

CITV's presenters and stars in a photoshoot on 2/4/1991. (Source: Alpha Press.)

Cool picture.

Front Row L-R: Geoffrey Hayes, Bill Oddie, Rolf Harris, Tommy Boyd, Michaela Strachan, Keith Chegwin, Grotbags Carol Lee Scott, Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher.

Middle Row L-R: Andrea Boardman, Evette Fielding, Neil Buchanan, Womble, Andrew Andy Crane, Rainbow Bungle, Danger Mouse.

Back Row L-R: Dungeon Master Treguard Hugo Myatt, Count Duckula, Rupert the Bear. 

[transistoradio]

Ladytron illustrations by 1) Eric Canete, 2) Travis Charest, and 3) Neil Googe with colourist Carrie Strachan.

[scotianostra]

April 27th 1650 saw The Battle of Carbisdale. where The Great Montrose fought his last fight.

Montrose was surprised on level ground, near a pass called Invercharron (Invercharron Hill ), on Saturday, 27th April 1650. With his men they tried to reach a wooded, craggy hill in his rear but was overtaken and defeated by Lt-Col. Strachan. "The ground where the battle was fought … took its present name, Craigcaoineadhan, which may be translated the Rock of Lamentation. This site has now been added to the Inventory of Historic Battlefields but there is no memorial on the site.

A wee bit background; Between 1639 and 1653, Scotland was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of wars starting with the Bishops Wars (between Scotland and England), the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the English Civil War (and its extension in Scotland), the Irish Confederate Wars, and finally the subjugation of Ireland and Scotland by the English Roundhead New Model Army.

In 1650 he, to all intents sacrificed Montrose , one of the best generals in the royalist cause, sending him on a doomed mission to Scotland. Charles risked little other than minor damage to his reputation, as he was talking with the Covenanter government of Scotland. The force under Montrose was around 500 Danish mercenaries and 40 or so loyal if now desperate royalist gentlemen soldiers.

Had Graham miraculously won through and got a foothold or even sparked an uprising and taken Scotland Charles gained enormously; otherwise the cavalier cause was down a few brave men and one great general.

Montrose sailed from Bergen to Orkney , where he gathered a further 750 to 1,000 mercenaries to his colours, landing his augmented force at John O’Groats via Orkney on April 12th.

The Marquis, after initial progress south had to edge back to the Kyle of Sutherland, where a small Scottish government force under Colonel Archibald Strachan tracked him down. Strachan lulled Montrose into inaction, tricking him into believing the chasing force was insignificant. Then Strachan attacked.

Archibald in fact had fewer than 250 cavalry, and only 36 musketeers; plus around 400 Highlanders on whom little reliance could be placed. Caught unawares though, Montrose’s troops were panicked, the Danes proving less than valorous. A rout followed the first charge, and just 100 of Montrose’s men survived the slaughter. The Marquess himself though badly wounded escaped.

After wandering in the hills with the hue and cry out against him, so hungry that he was reduced to eating his gloves, he took refuge at Ardvreck Castle with Neil MacLeod of Assynt, but there was a substantial reward to be earned for him and Macleod surrendered him to the authorities. Macleod got his money and his name has stunk in Scottish nostrils ever since.

He was paraded from northern Scotland to Edinburgh with his crimes advertised and his name degraded.  Graham  was outlawed, excommunicated, and attained for the crime of treason in 1644. Thus, the process of his legal death began years before he was finally captured and publically executed in Edinburgh in 1650, this basically meant he got no trial, he merely appeared before the court and the formal sentence of death was handed down on May 20th

His humiliation didn’t stop at his death, the punishment for treason extended beyond the extinction of life as the corpses of traitors were used to send out stark and richly symbolic messages. In Montrose’s case, his head was spiked on top of Edinburgh’s Old Tolbooth and his limbs were displayed in four of Scotland’s main towns.

I shall cover this in more depth on May 21st.

[galleriesmagazine]

#NewArtShow 18-03-23 - Fidra Fine Art - Rosemary Beaton - Bird Of Paradise, Pollenca FIDRA FINE ART 7-8 Stanley Road, Gullane, East Lothian EH31 2AD Spring Exhibition. Mar 18-Apr 30. Rosemary Beaton, George Birrell, Georgina Bown, Davy Brown, Nicola Carberry, June Carey, Carol Dewart, Matthew Draper, Alison Dunlop, Michael Durning, Andy Heald, John Johnstone, Ged Lerpiniere, Neil Macdonald, Stephen Mangan, Alice McMurrough, Heather Nevay, Alastair Strachan, Peter Thomson & Helen Wilson. Tue-Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4 t 01620 249389 e-m alan@fidrafineart.co.uk  fidrafineart  @fidrafineart  FidraFineArt web www.fidrafineart.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7AGbfo5UQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dailymidsomermurders]

Filming begins on the 22nd series of Midsomer Murders

A spate of bizarre deaths will occur across middle England as filming begins on a new series of the much-loved ITV detective drama Midsomer Murders.

Neil Dudgeon returns to play DCI John Barnaby for his 10th year in the role, Nick Hendrix is back as DS Jamie Winter and Annette Badland resumes her role as pathologist Dr Fleur Perkins. Midsomer Murders is made by Bentley Productions, part of ALL3Media and is the UK’s top-rated drama export.

Also returning to film the 22nd series is Fiona Dolman as Sarah Barnaby followed closely by Paddy the dog as the Barnaby’s faithful canine companion. Guest cast for the first film includes Amanda Abbington (Sherlock), Mark Williams (Father Brown) and Maimie McCoy (Van Der Valk). Further guest casting to be announced.

This series follows Barnaby and Winter as they investigate an urban myth becoming a murderous reality, a post-operative heart rehabilitation club whose members’ dreams of a second chance at life are cut short, a murder mystery weekend, a twisted scarecrow festival and an amateur dramatics company with deadly secrets.

Executive producer Michele Buck says:

“We are very pleased ITV has asked us to produce more Midsomer Murders. We will have our signature mix of tantalising mysteries, wonderful guest stars and stunning locations while also maintaining a safe working environment for all our cast and crew in these current challenging circumstances.”

Neil Dudgeon adds:

“Everyone is excited to get back to work. Sadly there won’t be as much hugging and kissing on set as usual but we’ve all got to make sacrifices! It’s bound to be a bit strange at first with all the safety protocols but hopefully we can all keep each other safe and shoot another great series.”

Midsomer Murders is commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, and Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair-Jones with all3media International. Huw Kennair- Jones will oversee the production of the new series of Midsomer Murders on behalf of ITV.

"We are delighted that filming of the new series of Midsomer Murders has commenced with Neil, Nick, Annette and Fiona back where they belong.  It's a hugely successful series for ITV and we're all really proud of the fact the audience still enjoys its captivating cases, unexpected plot twists and wonderfully engaging characters."

Midsomer Murders is produced by Carol Ann Docherty (Waterloo Road, Holby, Murphy’s Law) co-produced by Ian Strachan (Van Der Valk, Agatha Raisin) and executive produced by Michele Buck (Van Der Valk, Agatha Raisin, Endeavour, Parade’s End).

Directing the six feature length episodes for the upcoming series are Matt Carter, Roberto Bangura, Audrey Cooke, Toby Frow and Fiona Walton. Writers include; Chris Murray, Jeff Povey, Helen Jenkins, Nick Hicks-Beach and Julia Gilbert.

Midsomer Murders sells to more than 220 territories worldwide.

[mashtonasfuck]

do u have any book recxomendations?

hi anon!

I only just saw this, I’m so sorry! (Tumblr isn’t giving notifications for anon asks at the moment for some reason)

I’m sure I do! It depends what sort of things you like to read - at the moment I’m mainly reading 17th century poetry which I know is not everyone’s cup of tea 😂 - but sort of just general fiction?

(Under the cut because it got a bit long, oops)

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett — the tv show on Amazon prime is excellent and it prompted me to read the book

The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter — this is a collection of fairytales rewritten in a gothic style with a big focus on feminism. I think ‘The Bloody Chamber’ itself is my favourite in this collection. (Also pretty much anything by Angela Carter is something I would recommend)

The Earth Hums in B Flat - Mari Strachan — I read this book when it first came out in 2009 and it’s stuck with me since

A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd — I read this when I was younger (probably too young to read a book like this tbh) and it’s so haunting but also truthful and heartbreaking. If you’re going to read this one, I 100% recommend getting the illustrated version because Jim Kay’s illustrations add another layer to it. (There is also a movie which is incredible) [also potential trigger warnings on this one so please look into it before you start reading!]

The Septimus Heap Series - Angie Sage — if you’ve been as disappointed with JKR as I have these are a wonderful look into another magical world. There are 7 books altogether, plus some bonus ones. I reread these over and over again

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde — I know almost everyone has probably already read this but I’m still going to recommend it anyway because I love it

Circe - Madeline Miller — this one is written about the witch Circe from The Odessey. Miller gives her so much depth and you really feel for Circe so deeply

Herland - Charlotte Perkins Gilman — this is written about a female utopia where men aren’t a part of society. A group of men come upon Herland and this basically details their frustration with the women being independent of men. There’s also a second one but personally I don’t think it’s worth a read and I feel like Gilman was pressured by her editor to write it

The Yellow Wall-Paper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman — I really debated throwing this one in because it’s a bit obscure, but fuck it. This is a very short novella and it details a woman’s descent into ‘madness’. Gilman herself struggled with her mental health throughout her life and despite not explictly stating it, this is very much an autobiographical work. It’s not one that’s easy to understand necessarily, so bear that in mind!

Throwing a poetry collection in here:

I would leave me if I could - Halsey — I read this the day that it launched and I don’t really have words to describe how it made me feel. All I know is I really love miss halsey

Anyway, I’m sorry if that was information overload, but I hope there’s something there you like anon!

(I also internally screamed when I got this question because books are my fave and I own about 700 of them so this was hard lmao)

[peach-salinger]

✧･*ﾟscottish surnames

→ link to my scottish female name masterlist → link to my scottish male name masterlist

under the cut are 733 scottish surnames. this masterlist was created for all in one breath rp at the request of lovely el, but feel free to link on your own sites! names are listed in alphabetical order. ❝mac❞, ❝mc❞ and ❝m❞ are split into three sections because i mean... look at them. please like♡ or reblog if you found this useful.

abbot(son), abercrombie, abernethy, adam(son), agnew, aikenhead, aitken, akins, allan(nach/son), anderson, (mac)andie, (mac)andrew, angus, annand, archbold/archibald, ard, aris, (mac)arthur

B

(mac)bain/bayne, baird, baker, balfour, bannatyne, bannerman, barron, baxter, beaton, beith, bell, bethune, beveridge, birse, bisset, bishop, black(ie), blain/blane, blair, blue, blyth, borthwick, bowie, boyd, boyle, braden, bradley, braithnoch, (mac)bratney, breck, bretnoch, brewster, (mac)bridan/brydan/bryden, brodie, brolochan, broun/brown, bruce, buchanan, budge, buglass, buie, buist, burnie, butter/buttar

C

caie, (mac)caig, (mac)cail, caird, cairnie, (mac)callan(ach), calbraith, (mac)callum, calvin, cambridge, cameron, campbell, canch, (mac)candlish, carberry, carmichael, carrocher, carter, cassie, (mac)caskie, catach, catto, cattenach, causland, chambers, chandlish, charleson, charteris, chisholm, christie, (mac)chrystal, (mac)clanachan/clenachan, clark/clerk, (mac)clean, cleland, clerie, (mac)clinton, cloud, cochrane, cockburn, coles, colinson, colquhoun, comish, comiskey, comyn, conn(an), cook, corbett, corkhill, (mac)cormack, coull, coulthard, (mac)cowan, cowley, crabbie, craig, crane, cranna, crawford/crawfurd, crerar, cretney, crockett, crosby, cruikshank, (mac)crum, cubbin, cullen, cumming, cunningham, currie, cuthbertson

D

dallas, dalglish, dalziel, darach/darroch, davidson, davie, day, deason, de lundin, dewar, dickin, dickson, docherty, dockter, doig, dollar, (mac)donald(son), donelson, donn, douglas, dorward, (mac)dow(all), dowell, (macil)downie, drain, drummond, (mc)duff(ie)/duff(y), duguid, dunnet, dunbar, duncan, dunn, durward, duthie

E, F

eggo, elphinstone, erskine, faed, (mac)farquhar(son), fee, fergus(on), (mac)ferries, fettes, fiddes, findlay, finn, finlayson, fisher, fishwick, fitzgerald, flanagan, fleming, fletcher, forbes, forrest, foulis/fowlis, fraser, fullarton, fulton, furgeson

G

gall(ie), galbraith, gammie, gardyne, (mac)garvie, gatt, gault, geddes, gellion, gibb(son), gilbert, gilbride, (mac)gilchrist, gilfillan, (mac)gill(ivray/ony), gillanders, gillespie, gillies, gilliland, gilmartin, gilmichael, gilmore, gilroy, gilzean, (mac)glashan, glass, gloag, glover, godfrey, gollach, gordon, (mac)gorrie, gourlay, gow, graeme/graham, grant, grassick, grassie, gray, gregg, (mac)gregor(y), greer, greig, grierson, grieve, grimmond, (mac)gruer, gunn, guthrie

H

hall, hamill, (mac)hardie/hardy, harper, harvie, hassan, hatton, hay, henderson, hendry, henry, hepburn, herron, hood, hosier, howie, hugston, huie, hume, humphrey, hunter, (mac)hutcheon, hutcheson

I, J, K

(mac)innes, irving, iverach, ivory, jamieson, jarvie, jeffrey(s), johnson, johnston, jorie, (mac)kay, (mac)kean, keenan, keillor, keir, keith, kelly, kelso, keogh, kemp, kennedy, (mac)kerr(acher), kesson, king, kynoch

L

laing, laird, (mac)laine/lane, lamond, lamont, landsborough, landsburgh, lang/laing, larnach, laurie/lawrie, lees, lennie, lennox, leslie, lindsay, little(son), lithgow, livingston(e), lobban, logan, lorne, lothian, lovat, love, loynachan, luke, luther

MAC-

mac ruaidhrí, mac somhairle, mac suibhne, macadam, macadie, macaffer, macainsh, macalasdair, macallister, macalonie, macalpine, macanroy, macara, macarthy, macaskill, macaskin, macaughtrie, macaulay, macauslan, macbean, macbeath, macbeth(ock), macbey, macbriden, macbryde, maccabe, maccadie, maccaffer, maccaffey/maccaffie, maccalman, maccambridge, maccann, maccance, maccartney, maccavity, maccaw, macdowell, maccheyne, maccodrum, maccomb(ie), maccorkindale, maccormick, maccoll, macconie, macconnachie, macconnell, maccoshin, maccoskrie, maccorquodale, macclaren, maccleary, macclew, maccloy, macclumpha, macclung, macclure, macclurg, maccraig, maccrain, maccreadie, maccrimmon, maccrindle, maccririe, maccrone, maccrosson, maccuaig, maccuidh, maccuish, macculloch, maccurley, macdermid/macdiarmid, macdougall, macdui, macduthy, maceachainn, maceachen, macelfrish, macewan/macewen, macfadyen, macfadzean, macfall, macfarlane/macpharlane, macfater/macphater, macfeat, macfee, macfigan, macgarrie, macgarva, macgeachen/macgeechan, macgeorge, macghie, macgibbon, macgillonie, macgiven, macglip, macgriogair, macgruther, macguire, macgurk, machaffie, macheth, machugh, macichan, macinnally, macindeoir, macindoe, macinesker, macinlay, macinroy, macintosh, macintyre, macisaac, maciver/macivor, macilherran, macilroy, macjarrow, mackail, mackeegan, mackeggie, mackellar, mackelvie, mackendrick, mackenna, mackenzie, mackerlich, mackerral, mackerron, mackerrow, mackessock, mackettrick, mackichan, mackie, mackilligan, mackillop, mackim(mie), mackinven, mackirdy/mackirdie, mackrycul, maclafferty, maclagan, maclarty, maclatchie/letchie, maclaverty, maclearnan, macleay, maclehose, macleish, maclellan(d), macleman, macleod, macleòid, maclintock, macllwraith, maclucas, macluckie, maclugash, macmann(us), macmaster, macmeeken, macmichael, macmillan, macminn, macmorrow, macmurchie, macmurdo, macmurray, macnab, macnair, macnally, macnaught(on), macnee, macneish/macnish, macnicol, macninder, macnucator, macpartland, macphail, macphatrick, macphee, macphedran, macpherson, macquarrie, macqueen, macquien, macquilken, macrae/machray, macraild, macrob(bie/bert), macrory, macrostie, macshane, macsherry, macsorley, macsporran, macsween, mactavish, mactear, macturk, macusbaig, macvannan, macvarish, macvaxter, macvean, macveigh/macvey, macvicar, macvitie, macvurich, macwalter, macwattie, macwhannell, macwhillan, macwhinnie

MC-

mccabe, mccain, mcclelland, mcclintock, mcconell, mccracken, mccune, mccurdy, mcdiarmid, mcelshender, mceuen, mcewing, mcfadden, mcgeachie/mcgeachy, mcgowan, mcilroy, mcinnis, mcivor, mckechnie, mckeown, mclarty, mclennan, mcneill(age/ie), mcowen, mcphee, mcpherson, mcwhirter

M

maduthy, magruder, mahaffie, main(s), mair, major, malcolm(son), malloch, manson, marr, marno(ch), (mac)martin, marquis, massie, matheson, mathewson, maver/mavor, maxwell, may, mearns, meechan, meiklejohn, meldrum, mellis(h), menzies, mercer, micklewain, milfrederick, millar/miller, milligan, milliken, milne, milroy, milvain, milwain, moannach, moat, moffat, mollinson, moncrief, monk, montgomery, moore, moray, morgan, (mac)morran, morrison, morrow, morton, mossman, mucklehose, muir(head), mulloy, munn, munro, (mac)murchie/murchy, murchison, murdoch, murphy

N, O, P, Q

nairn, naughton, navin, neeve, neil, neish, nelson, ness, nevin, nicalasdair, niceachainn, (mac)nichol(son), nicleòid, (mac)niven, noble, ochiltree, ogg, ogilvy, o'kean, oliver, omay/omey, orchard(son), orr, osborne, park, paterson, patrick, patten, peacock, peat, peters, philp, polson, power, purcell, purser, qualtrough, quayle, quillan, quiller, quinn, quirk

R, S

(mac)ranald(son), randall, rankin, reid, reoch, revie, riach, (mac)ritchie, roberts(on), rose, ross, rothes, roy, ryrie, salmon(d), scott, selkirk, sellar, shannon, sharpe, shaw, sheen, shiach, sillars, sim(son/pson), sinclair, skene, skinner, sloan, smith, somerville, soutar/souter, stein, stenhouse, stewart/stuart, strachan, stronach, sutherland, (mac)swan(son/ston), swinton

T, U, V, W, Y

taggart, tallach, tawse, taylor, thom(son), todd, tolmie, tosh, tough, tulloch, turner, tyre, ulrick, urquhart, vass, wallace, walker, walsh, warnock, warren, ward, watt, watson, wayne, weir, welsh, whiston, whyte, wilkins(on), (mac)william(son), wilson, winning, wright, young

[thisiscomics]

A brief insight into the perils of being a female superhero in the social media age. It hits the perfect spot between ‘ha ha, superheroing is impractical and suited to light mockery, those costumes are just not practical’ and ‘oh God, that is exactly what would happen, what is wrong with people, Wonder Woman should not have to put up with any of this sort of shit, ever.’

Which by extension, of course, should become ‘wait, why should anyone put up with this sort of shit?’ and help Wonder Woman fulfill her goal of making Man’s World a little better, and a lot less patriarchal. It’s a slow process, sadly...

From "Venus Rising" by Alex De Campi, Neil Googe, Len O'Grady, Carrie Strachan, Wendy Broome & Saida Temofonte, in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman 7

[bronva]

Jeremy Clarkson snipes at Michaela Strachan for flying from South Africa to UK for BBC’s Autumnwatch

Jeremy Clarkson snipes at Michaela Strachan for flying from South Africa to UK for BBC’s Autumnwatch

Clarkson called out Strachan air travel (Picture: Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images) Jeremy Clarkson has called out the journeys Michaela Strachan makes from South Africa to film BBC’s Autumnwatch, claiming it would be ‘much cooler’ for the planet if she didn’t make the long-haul flights. For a decade, Strachan, 56, has been seen on TV presenting programmes including Autumnwatch and Springwatch…

[your-dietician]

Fox Biz contributor and ‘legend’ shocks world with $28 Taco Bell lunch

New Post has been published on https://medianwire.com/fox-biz-contributor-and-legend-shocks-world-with-28-taco-bell-lunch/

Fox Biz contributor and ‘legend’ shocks world with $28 Taco Bell lunch

This interview rung a lot of bells.

A Fox News contributor has gone viral online after proclaiming on-air that he devoured $28 worth of Taco Bell for a casual weekday lunch.

Speaking to Neil Cavuto on “Cavuto Coast to Coast” Wednesday, Scott D. Martin of Kingsview Wealth Management used the Mexican fast-food chain as an example of how severe inflation has become for US consumers — though the point may have been lost dude to collective awe at his gargantuan order.

“I had a nice lunch at Taco Bell, cost me about $28 at Taco Bell for lunch,” he said, immediately stunning Cavuto on air.

“Wait a minute,” the host responds in puzzlement. “You spent $28 at Taco Bell for just yourself?”

“For lunch. Yeah, it’s true,” Martin said back.

“That’s a lot of chalupas,” fellow guest and hedge fund manager Jonathan Hoenig chimed in.

Not so long after, the financial guru’s lunch order began trending on Twitter as virtual onlookers expressed feeling stunned — and challenged — by the feat.

“$28 of Taco Bell could kill a HORSE,” tweeted @_jaaay6.

“If you eat $28 of Taco Bell, you hate your colon,” wrote @RikHavic.

“To be fair, eating $28 of Taco Bell for lunch is a *certain kind* of inflation,” posted @PettyLupone.

Others have called out the hypocrisy of social media for dumping on Martin, like Twitter user Seth Vargas.

“‘Yeah, that guy is totally ridiculous for eating $28 of Taco Bell for lunch!’ he said loudly with the crowd while hiding his receipts for $29 worth of Taco Bell,” Vargas tweeted.

Some also see the feat as a milestone to strive for. Writer Maxwell Strachan put in the effort of breaking down Martin’s menu options which cemented his “complete legend status.”

“Here is approximately what you can buy for $28 at taco bell right now,” he tweeted. “12 tacos, four sodas, upwards of 4,000 calories.”

Fans of Martin are now calling on his casual lunch to become the next big thing in competitive eating.

“I feel like ‘$28 of Taco Bell’ could become an eating challenge fad,” wrote @simpleduckman.

Read full article here

[scotianostra]

27th of April 1650 saw The Battle of Carbisdale.

This was James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose's final campaign, it came to an end when his Royalist force was surprised and overwhelmed by Colonel David Strachan.

The Stuart dynasty has gone down in our national imagination as rather dashing and for obvious reasons cavalier, yet even the most glamorous of them Charles II could be calculating and cynical.

In 1650 he, to all intents sacrificed Montrose , one of the best generals in the royalist cause, sending him on a doomed mission to Scotland. Charles risked little other than minor damage to his reputation, as he was talking with the Covenanter government of Scotland. The force under Montrose was around 500 Danish mercenaries and 40 or so loyal if now desperate royalist gentlemen soldiers.

Had Graham miraculously won through and got a foothold or even sparked an uprising and taken Scotland Charles gained enormously; otherwise the cavalier cause was down a few brave men and one great general.

Montrose sailed from Bergen to Orkney , where he gathered a further 750 to 1,000 mercenaries to his colours, landing his augmented force at John O’Groats via Orkney on April 12th.

The Marquis, after initial progress south had to edge back to the Kyle of Sutherland, where a small Scottish government force under Colonel Archibald Strachan tracked him down. Strachan lulled Montrose into inaction, tricking him into believing the chasing force was insignificant. Then Strachan attacked.

Archibald in fact had fewer than 250 cavalry, and only 36 musketeers; plus around 400 Highlanders on whom little reliance could be placed. Caught unawares though, Montrose’s troops were panicked, the Danes proving less than valorous. A rout followed the first charge, and just 100 of Montrose’s men survived the slaughter. The Marquess himself though badly wounded escaped.

After wandering in the hills with the hue and cry out against him, so hungry that he was reduced to eating his gloves, he took refuge at Ardvreck Castle with Neil MacLeod of Assynt, but there was a substantial reward to be earned for him and Macleod surrendered him to the authorities. Macleod got his money and his name has stunk in Scottish nostrils ever since.

He was paraded from northern Scotland to Edinburgh with his crimes advertised and his name degraded.  Graham  was outlawed, excommunicated, and attained for the crime of treason in 1644. Thus, the process of his legal death began years before he was finally captured and publically executed in Edinburgh in 1650, this basically meant he got no trial, he merely appeared before the court and the formal sentence of death was handed down on May 20th

His humiliation didn't stop at his death, the punishment for treason extended beyond the extinction of life as the corpses of traitors were used to send out stark and richly symbolic messages. In Montrose’s case, his head was spiked on top of Edinburgh’s Old Tolbooth and his limbs were displayed in four of Scotland’s main towns.

I shall cover this in more depth on May 21st.

[dry-valleys]

“ “Its excellent workmanship; its solidity; the advantage which it possesses of standing the action of fire; its fine glaze, impenetrable to acids; the beauty, convenience, and variety of its forms, and its moderate price, have created a commerce so active, and so universal that in travelling from Paris to St Petersburg, from Amsterdam to the furthest point of Sweden, from Dunkirk to the southern extremity of France, one is served at every inn from English earthenware. The same article adorns the tables of Spain, Portugal, and Italy; it provides the cargoes of ships to the East Indies, the West Indies and America.”

Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond in 1784.

Following the British Ceramics Biennial throughout the city, from the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (see also the Spitfire Gallery there!), to the Airspace Gallery, Spode, and now the Goods Yard, which I’ve already showcased here, but which is so huge that it will take up many more posts.

The Goods Yard, which stands between the railway station and the canal, is a disused warehouse which I, like many others, had lived here my whole life without even hearing of; the festival, in its all too brief life (I write on 5 October 2021 and it ends on 17 October) has breathed new life into the building, for whch I hope a permanent use will be found.

Here, the artists (1) Ian Thompson, (2) Sarah Strachan, (3) Valerie Zoz, (4) Leora Honeyman, (5) Soyida Akhtar, (6) Karen Henry, (7) Tracey Terry, (8) Corinna Reynolds, (9) Antonio Fois, and (10) Chloe Monks.

All these artists found the joy of just messing with clay, which I learned as a child in the same ‘marl holes’ and ‘bomb holes’ as Neil Brownsword, and though I did not become an artist (unless photography counts!) my love of ceramics is rooted here in my city and I’m glad to see so many others joining us.

These artists were hosted as part of the Fresh 2021 collaboration with Staffordshire University; even though I am Keele through and through, I must admit that Staffs do excellent work and is an anchor in the world capital of ceramics, bringing artists from around the world to our place.

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Gavin Strachan Turns Down Parkhead Exit

Gavin Strachan was offered the manager’s position at Hartlepool today it has emerged. The Celtic coach came in for immense criticism last season under Neil Lennon. This season, Strachan has flown under the radar with Ange allowing the first team coach to fo about his business quietly on the training ground. The first we really seen of Gavin was the Christmas ad when he was poking fun of his…

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Ex-Celtic boss Gordon Strachan likens Neil Lennon to Tommy Burns | Glasgow Times

Ex-Celtic boss Gordon Strachan likens Neil Lennon to Tommy Burns | Glasgow Times

NEIL LENNON’s Celtic legacy will not be compromised by this season, according to former Parkhead manager Gordon Strachan. — Read on www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19119445.ex-celtic-boss-gordon-strachan-likens-neil-lennon-tommy-burns/