"Bought and sold for English gold." This was how contemporaries described the influence of the colossal debt resulting from the Darien Disaster on Scotland's decision to enter into union with England. In this episode, Kate and Thomas are joined by Gladstone's Land's resident maritime historian, Dr Brenna Spray, as they discuss Scotland's ill-fated attempt to found a New World trading empire.
Songs and Fancies - Music in Early Modern Edinburgh
Comedies and Cockfighting: Public Entertainment in Georgian Edinburgh
Ale and Oatcakes (Food and Drink in Early Modern Scotland)
The Georgian House
Smells!
Contagion, Commodity and Crime: Death in Edinburgh
BONUS Episode: the Kingdom of the Scots in 1603
The Last One
Prayerbooks and Presbyters: William Struthers and St Giles Cathedral
Tea and Tranquility in Georgian Edinburgh
BONUS EPISODE (Spanish): "Bienvenidos al número 477b de Lawnmarket"
The King Over the Water - Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites
BONUS EPISODE: Holly Black on Scottish Renaissance Costume (Full Interview)
Costume and Dress in Early Modern Edinburgh
Renaissance Painted Ceilings and Gladstone's Land en Español
Edinburgh's Infamous Characters (or, a Tale of Two Towns)
Mary, Queen of Scots (or, Edinburgh Mob Two, Greyfriars of Cowgate Nil)
Gardyloo! Everyday Life in Old Edinburgh
A Day in the Life of a National Trust Property
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