Edinburgh is famously a city of two towns: the Old Town and New Town, but also the respectable, genteel overworld and the dark, grimy underworld. In this episode, Kate and Thomas are joined by experienced Edinburgh walking tour guide Martin Webster as they discuss some of the infamous residents of Edinburgh's Old Town who helped build the city's gruesome reputation.
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
Gold, Dysentery and the Darien Disaster
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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