Glasgow Then and Now
Stories, pictures, and more from the past and present of Scotland’s largest city
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Glasgow’s Forgotten Castle
When one thinks of the likes of medieval Scotland, many images are stirred up; misty glens, an untamed wilderness, warring clans, attempts of conquest by the English, and, of course, castles! There are a great many castles around Scotland, many in secluded areas, built by nobles and clan chiefs as a means to defend their…
Glasgow’s University, Est. 1451/c.1460/c.1650/1870…
The University of Glasgow is the second oldest of Scotland’s four Ancient Universities and the fourth oldest in the English-speaking world. It was founded in 1451 by a Papal Bull from Pope Nicholas V, on the suggestion of King James II of Scotland. The Bull championed the Bishop of Glasgow, William Turnbull, to found a…
Introduction
Firstly, let me come clean – I am neither an architect nor an historian. I am, currently, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering with a background in Physics, so, if any of my posts lack the nuance one would get from somebody even remotely qualified to speak of history and architecture and the like, then…
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