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21 June 2010
Learn the dance of the musical head
Primary age children are being invited to take part in special workshops to learn ‘The Dance of the Musical Head’.
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14 June 2010
New Trail follows in the footsteps of a great Queen of Scotland
Beautiful, witty, clever and a superb political operator – Mary of Guise was among Renaissance Scotland’s most remarkable figures. In December 1542 she was left widowed with a week-old baby girl following the unexpected death of her 30-year-old husband, James V. Yet this charismatic Frenchwoman outwitted her opponents to become ruler of the war-torn Scottish kingdom.
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17 May 2010
Expert reveal the face of Stirling's medieval knight after 650 years
Historic Scotland announces new research into castle's skeletons following BBC show. A dramatic reconstruction has revealed the face of a medieval knight whose skeleton was discovered at Stirling Castle. This Thursday, BBC Two’s History Cold Case series will attempt to discover the identity of the warrior who may have been killed during Scotland’s Wars of Independence with England in the late 13th and 14th centuries.
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14 May 2010
Stirling Castle hosts creative writing exhibition
Budding authors from an adult creative writing group are having their work displayed at an exhibition at Stirling Castle from Friday 14th May until Friday 21st May.
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27 April 2010
Stewart court convenes for the royal ruling on the King's new palace
Entertaining family event celebrates castle's 16th century golden age. The year is 1542 and at Stirling Castle, work on the sumptuous new palace being built for James V is nearing completion. But will the king approve? Will its regal splendour meet his expectations and impress him as a suitably grand seat of power? Or will heads roll?
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