Robert Burns Night
People in Scotland, and all around the world, will be cutting into a haggis today or lifting a wee dram to the memory of Robert… Read More »Robert Burns Night
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The Yule Days – Day 13 – ‘Three stalks o’ merry corn’
The king sent his lady on the thirteenth Yule day, Three stalks o’ merry corn, three maids a-merry dancing, Three hinds a-merry hunting, an Arabian… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 13 – ‘Three stalks o’ merry corn’
The Yule Days – Day 11 – ‘Three hinds a-merry hunting’
The king sent his lady on the eleventh Yule day, Three hinds a-merry hunting, an Arabian baboon, Three swans a-merry swimming, Three ducks a-merry laying,… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 11 – ‘Three hinds a-merry hunting’
The Yule Days – Day 10 – ‘An Arabian baboon’
The king sent his lady on the tenth Yule day, An Arabian baboon, Three swans a-merry swimming, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 10 – ‘An Arabian baboon’
The Yule Days – Day 9 – ‘Three swans a-merry swimming’
The king sent his lady on the ninth Yule day, Three swans a-merry swimming, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks,… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 9 – ‘Three swans a-merry swimming’
The Yule Days – Day 8 – ‘Three ducks a-merry laying’
The king sent his lady on the eighth Yule day, Three ducks a-merry laying, a bull that was brown, Three goldspinks, three starlings, A goose… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 8 – ‘Three ducks a-merry laying’
The Yule Days – Day 5 – ‘Three starlings’
The king sent his lady on the fifth Yule day, Three starlings, a goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 5 – ‘Three starlings’
The Yule Days – Day 4 – ‘A goose that was gray’
The king sent his lady on the fourth Yule day, A goose that was gray, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 4 – ‘A goose that was gray’
The Yule Days – Day 3 – ‘Three plovers’
The king sent his lady on the third Yule day, Three plovers, three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? John… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 3 – ‘Three plovers’
The Yule Days – Day 2 – ‘Three partridges’
The king sent his lady on the second Yule day, Three partridges, a papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? George Edwards (1694-1773)… Read More »The Yule Days – Day 2 – ‘Three partridges’
The Twelve Days of Christmas or The Yule Days
Christmas in Scotland has the general reputation of being the lesser holiday in relation to the more popular Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night) celebrations.… Read More »The Twelve Days of Christmas or The Yule Days
The Lavves and Actes of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First
In this final post by former students of the Mary Queen of Scots module, Fergus reflects on a composite edition of the Acts of the… Read More »The Lavves and Actes of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First