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In 1873 the Dunblane dead bell was kept in Dunblane Cathedral. [21] Partick's dead bell was similar to Glasgow's and was dated 1726 and after many travels it was given to the Partick Curling Club. [21] Hexham, Carlisle and Penrith are recorded to have used dead bells as late at the 1870s in the case of Penrith. [15]
"Only a soldier's blanket! Make haste and return it to him at once." [4]— Ralph Abercromby, Scottish soldier and politician (28 March 1801).Wounded at the Battle of Alexandria, he asked what had been placed under his head and was told it was "Only a soldier's blanket."
Chairboys (from the football club, and the town's former industry), Willyous (Wycombe as an acronym: "Will You Come Over, My Bed's Empty") Highlands and Islands (of Scotland) Teuchters, used by other Scots and sometimes applied by Greater Glasgow natives to anyone speaking in a dialect other than Glaswegian Hinckley Tin Hatters Holmes Chapel
Originates from the word "Mamucium" which was the Latin name for Manchester back in the day when the Romans conquered Britain. [ 137 ] "The Second City" – commonly used by Mancunians and Manchester enthusiasts, suggesting that the city of Manchester is the second most important city in England after London, not in size, but in quality of ...
"You are a lyer; [113] [114] I am no more a Witch than you are a Wizard, and if you take away my Life, God will give you Blood to drink." [ 113 ] [ 114 ] [ 115 ] — Sarah Good , American woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials (29 July [ O.S. 19 July] 1692), to Reverend Nicholas Noyes prior to execution by hanging [ note 100 ]
The Torture of the Boot. Spreul returned from Holland in order to take his wife and children to Rotterdam. [7] On 12 November 1680, he was apprehended by men looking for Donald Cargill, and being brought before the Council, was examined, and afterwards put to the torture before a Committee of their number. [8]
The coat of arms of Glasgow is the official emblem of the city of Glasgow. It was first granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1866, and was re-granted to the current city council in 1996. [ 2 ] The design references several legends associated with Saint Mungo , the patron saint of Glasgow.
Last words are the final utterances before death. The meaning is sometimes expanded to somewhat earlier utterances. The meaning is sometimes expanded to somewhat earlier utterances. Last words of famous or infamous people are sometimes recorded (although not always accurately), which then became a historical and literary trope .