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Scotland Magazine author Jackie CoshFriend more than servantHistory has preserved the friendship between the widowed Queen Victoria and her personal attendant John Brown. Jackie Cosh reports Queen Victoria described him as ‘friend more than servant,’ but not everyone was as complimentary about John ‘Ghillie’ Brown. Rumours were rife that he was conducting an improper relationship with the Queen, some even suggesting that she had secretly married him, while the Prince of Wales (the futu... Scottish Legends from Issue 33 published on 22/06/2007 What Flora did nextWhatever happened to Flora Macdonald, the woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from the British? Jackie Cosh reports The name Flora Macdonald is famous the world over as the woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from the soldiers of the Hanovarian army. With the Prince disguised as an Irish maid, Betty Bourke, they sailed from the island of Benbecula to Skye where they parted and Prince Charlie fled to ... Scottish History from Issue 22 published on 10/08/2005 Macbeth: bloody tyrant or popular king?Most of us know Shakespeare's version of Macbeth. What was the reality? Jackie Cosh reports In August 1606 William Shakespeare presented his new play to King James I at Hampton Court. Macbeth, the story of a tyrant king whose ambitions lead him to commit murder, was to become one of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies. The name “Macbeth” was not unfamiliar but the story was. For unlike h... Scottish Heroes from Issue 13 published on 25/3/2004 |  | ||||||||||||
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