Podcasts about sir walter scott

This week Amanda and Victoria do an unnecessary deep dive into Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott and discuss how he created Scottish tourism.

Jaume Segalés y su equipo comentan asuntos de la actualidad y traen las mejores recomendaciones culturales. Hoy en Km0, tras repasar la actualidad informativa y deportiva, profundizamos en los siguientes asuntos: La Porteña Tango y Cine clásico: 'El Talismán' La Porteña Tango El martes 14 de abril, el Teatro Alcázar (c/ Alcalá, 20) acoge el estreno absoluto de ‘Así se baila el Tango', la nueva propuesta de La Porteña Tango con la que la formación argentina rinde homenaje a los grandes clásicos del género combinando sobre el escenario música y canto en vivo, poesía y danza. Se trata de un conjunto absolutamente consagrado, con 18 años de trayectoria artística y más de 900 conciertos en escenarios de 23 países a lo largo de cuatro continentes. Con este espectáculo, La Porteña Tango nos propone todo un viaje por las canciones imprescindibles de artistas clave como Carlos Gardel, Enrique Santos Discépolo o Astor Piazzolla. Sobre las tablas, el bandoneón, el piano y la guitarra dialogan con la voz solista y las coreografías, respetando la esencia del tango tradicional sin renunciar a una puesta en escena actual. Entrevistamos al fundador, director artístico y guitarrista de la formación de La Porteña Tango, Alejandro Picciano. Sección de cine clásico "Es sesión continua" Antolín de la Torre hoy nos habla sobre 'El Talismán' (King Richard and the Crusaders). Dirigida por David Butler y estrenada en 1954, esta adaptación de la novela de Sir Walter Scott es una de las producciones de la "Edad de Oro de Hollywood" enmarcadas en el género de aventuras épicas y caballerescas. La película contó con grandes nombres de la época: Rex Harrison como Saladino, Virginia Mayo en el papel Lady Edith y George Sanders interpretando al Rey Ricardo. La película se basa en la novela de 1825 'The Talisman', que influyó en la visión romántica de las figuras de Ricardo Corazón de León y Saladino en la cultura popular occidental, fijando su imagen como rivales que se respetaban profundamente.

The threads of Scotland's identity, Tartan's journey I'm sorry to say that Tartan was not invented in Scotland. Gasp, horror, but this is just a reality that we will have to live with. In fact, when you've listened to this Podcast, you'll realise that this Iconic symbol of Scotland is so important to this country because of what Scotland did to this chequered cloth rather than inventing it. Scotland's Tartan's story begins with the 'Falkirk fragment', a simple undyed wool check, found in the town of Falkirk, used to stopper a Roman coin hoard in the third century. Though modest, it reveals that patterned twill weaving long predated Scotland, with similar checks found across ancient Eurasia. In early and medieval Scotland, tartan was practical rather than symbolic, shaped by local dyes, regional weaving traditions, and the ecology of the Highlands. The belted plaid later became the defining garment of Highland life, and during the Jacobite risings tartan gained political meaning as a visual marker of rebellion. After Culloden, the Dress Act attempted to suppress Highland identity by banning tartan, but it survived in remote communities and military regiments. In the nineteenth century, Romanticism, Sir Walter Scott, and firms like Wilsons of Bannockburn reinvented tartan as national dress and created the modern system of clan tartans. Diaspora communities from all over the world embraced tartan as a portable homeland, while the British Empire enhanced it's reputation. In the twentieth century, designers, political movements, and popular culture reinterpreted tartan again, turning it into a flexible symbol of identity, rebellion, and heritage. Tartan endures because people continually weave meaning into it, transforming simple cloth into a powerful cultural emblem and one that has come to define Scotland's identity.

In this episode, we delve into a fascinating Sherlock Holmes story set during New Year's Eve 1899 in Scotland, blending tradition with mystery. Dr. Watson recounts his adventure with Holmes at Dunbar Castle, involving a family inheritance, an apparent murder, and a cunning scheme to uncover a hidden secret—culminating in one of Holmes's classic reveals.Most people believe the law is clear-cut—that a will or deed is either valid or invalid. But Holmes reveals that some of the most notorious cases hinge on a simple arithmetic mistake—and a cleverly concealed secret. When a family's inheritance is up for grabs, logic and cunning collide in a story packed with surprises, hidden truths, and a manuscript by Sir Walter Scott that turns everything on its head.In this thrilling episode, Holmes and Watson unravel a perplexing inheritance dispute set against a grand Scottish castle. You'll discover: how a supposed treasure chest made of gold actually hides a missing manuscript, and how a centuries-old family legend almost costs a man his rightful inheritance. Holmes breaks down the subtle clues that expose a conspiracy driven by greed, and teaches us how seemingly minor details—like a calendar quirk—can cause a legal disaster. We break down the clever ruse that nearly leaves a man disinherited, and reveal the surprising truth behind the 'stolen' money and the fake murder plot.This story underscores a vital lesson: even the best-laid plans can go awry if overlooked details—like whether a year is a leap year—aren't understood. Holmes's insights into calendar anomalies show how seemingly trivial facts can be pivotal in solving crime and salvation alike. The stakes? A family's honor, a budding romance, and an inheritance worth thousands. If you love mysteries that combine wit, history, and a dash of literary intrigue, this is must-listen.Perfect for enthusiasts of classic detective tales, legal puzzles, and clever riddles, this episode offers a master class in deduction wrapped in a captivating story set in Victorian Scotland. Whether you're a Holmes devotee or new to the game, you'll walk away with a fresh appreciation for the power of detail—and that sometimes, the biggest secrets are hidden in plain sight. Don't miss this classic Holmes adventure, where a false bottom and a manuscript by Sir Walter Scott change everything—and remind us that cleverness, patience, and precise knowledge are the ultimate tools for justice.

On this month's episode of the Three Ravens Bestiary we're talking all about Leprechauns, hot on the heels of St Patrick's Day!We begin by setting some context, particularly around the cultural changes that took place across the 19th century in Ireland, from the sensational success of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies in 1808 via the "Great Hunger" of the mid-century up to the birth of the Gaelic League.During this Celtic Revival, and spurred on by the success of Sir Walter Scott, this period in Irish life saw the Leprechaun reborn - though not as the cutesy, bright green gnome we're familiar with today, but as a "solitary fairy" famous for mending shoes and being, at best, amoral.Yet, is this new conception of the Leprechaun really all that Irish? Might they have more in common with the Scottish Redcap or the Welsh and Cornish 'Coblyn' and 'Knocker' fairies than the Lucky Charms marshmallow-hoarding cereal mascot?To find out, we leap back to the very start of the Leprechaun's story, from the water sprites known as "little people" in 8th century legends via a raft of Medieval sagas which give Leprechauns an all-new origin story.Could they in fact really be the withered remnants of Celtic gods, also written of in Wales and Gaul and Roman Britain, reshaped by the shame of defeat?As usual, expect deep dives into obscure places, monsters so terrible they fix your face into a mask of terror, and a bunch of linguistics as well. So if you can't hear one tapping away, mending shoes in your nearest hedgerow, we're offering the next best thing.Without the risk of your wishes crumbling to leaves or dust right before your eyes...Speak to you again on Saturday for Eleanor's Local Legends interview about Carmarthenshire with author Francesca Simon MBE!Three Ravens is an English Myth and Folklore podcast hosted by award-winning writers Martin Vaux and Eleanor Conlon.Released on Mondays, each weekly episode focuses on one of England's 39 historic counties, exploring the history, folklore and traditions of the area, from ghosts and mermaids to mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and much, much more. Then, and most importantly, the pair take turns to tell a new version of an ancient story from that county - all before discussing what that tale might mean, where it might have come from, and the truths it reveals about England's hidden past...Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays plus Local Legends episodes on Saturdays - interviews with acclaimed authors, folklorists, podcasters and historians with unique perspectives on that week's county.With a range of exclusive content on Patreon, too, including audio ghost tours, the Three Ravens Newsletter, and monthly Three Ravens Film Club episodes about folk horror films from across the decades, why not join us around the campfire and listen in?Learn more at www.threeravenspodcast.com, join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/threeravenspodcast, and find links to our social media channels here: https://linktr.ee/threeravenspodcastREGISTER FOR THE TALES OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND TOURVisit our website Join our Patreon Social media channels and sponsors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Unique Scotland examines the journey of Scottish clans from their origins and rise, through dramatic decline, to their modern revival. The podcast traces the clans' history from ancient times, highlighting their resilience, feuds, and adaptation to changing political landscapes. It explores the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the Jacobite risings, and the catastrophic Battle of Culloden in 1746, which led to brutal government suppression and dismantling of the clan system. The subsequent Highland Clearances forced many to emigrate, creating a global Scottish diaspora. Despite these hardships, the clan spirit endured, evolving into a cultural rather than political force. The 19th-century romantic revival, driven by figures like Sir Walter Scott, reimagined clan traditions and popularised tartan and Highland dress. Today, clans exist as societies, celebrating heritage through events, tartans, and storytelling. The episode emphasises belonging, identity, and the enduring influence of Scots worldwide. Personal reflections and invitations to engage further round out the narrative, affirming that the clans' legacy lives on through community, memory, and tradition.

Matthew Bannister onMartyn Butler who was a central figure in the UK's early response to HIV and AIDS. He was a co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust and gave his own home phone number as a helpline.Allan Massie, the Scottish author and critic whose hero was Sir Walter Scott. Sir Ian Rankin pays tribute. Professor Nicola Fear, the epidemiologist who studied the effects on military personnel of serving in the Iraq War and Afghanistan.Willie Colón, the American trombonist who was inspired by his Puerto Rican heritage to create salsa music.Interviewee: Tony Whitehead Interviewee: Sir Ian Rankin Interviewee: Professor Sir Simon Wessely Interviewee: Garth CartwrightProducer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan Editor: Glyn TansleyArchive used: Martyn Butler seminar recording, Terrence Higgins Trust, THT YouTube channel, uploaded 26/06/2022; Terrence Higgins Trust actuality recording, Week In Week Out, BBC Wales, 29/10/1985; News report, BBC News, 08/01/1987; Advert: Iceberg, Department of Health and Social Security, Dir Nicolas Roeg, Voiceover: John Hurt, 1987; Allan Massie, The Book Programme: First Novels, BBC Two, 11/02/1978; Allan Massie interview, France Politics, Writers Revealed, BBC Radio 4, 06/07/1992; Allan Massie interview, General Election Report, BBC News, 10/04/1997; Nicola Fear, The Fear Factor: life as a military epidemiologist, King's College London, uploaded to YouTube on 23/04/2018; Iraq War news report, BBC News, 31/03/2009; Afghanistan News Report, BBC News, 27/10/2014; Willie Colon interview, Latin Music USA, BBC Four, 05/02/2010;

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 24, 2026 is: garner • GAHR-ner • verb Garner means "to acquire by effort; earn" or "to accumulate or collect." // The new research findings have garnered the attention of medical experts. // The group has garnered support from community organizations. See the entry > Examples: "The novel was already a favourite among literary critics but it's sure to garner wider, more mainstream appeal following the Booker Prize win." — Daisy Lester, The Independent (United Kingdom), 11 Nov. 2025 Did you know? What do you call a building in which grain is stored? These days, English speakers are most likely to call it a granary, but there was a time when garner was also a good candidate. That noun made its way into the language in the 12th century (ultimately from Latin granum, "grain"); the verb garner followed three centuries later with a closely related meaning: "to gather into a granary." Today the verb has largely abandoned its agrarian roots—it usually means "to earn" or "to accumulate." Meanwhile the noun garner is rare in contemporary use. It's found mostly in older literary contexts, such as these lines from Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor: "Or, from the garner-door, on ether borne, / The chaff flies devious from the winnow'd corn."

 Sir Walter Scott put it this way, "O what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive." Some just enter into Church's not actually hungering for God, desiring change in our lives, many began to profess or confess something they don't really haveA BornAgian Experience with the Lord. in which they deceive themselvwes and try to deceive others that they are now children of God, which is a really serious offense, believeing a Lie, never being convered

When world-renowned author Sir Walter Scott lay on his deathbed, he asked his son-in-law to bring him “the” book from his massive library. “Which book?” his son-in-law asked. Scott replied, “Son, there is only one book!” He meant the Bible, the most-read book in the world, with 100 million copies sold annually. Of its 31,103 verses, one stands above all others, and it's John 3:16. Atheists, agnostics, Jews, and Christians alike know this verse. It's only 25 words, with “Son” as the 13th word, dividing it perfectly in half. The first 12 words are about God: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son …” The last 12 are about us: “that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NKJV). Short enough to write on a napkin, but long enough to tell anyone how to have a lasting, eternal relationship with God. This one verse can save the universe. Unpack the power of these 25 words and discover God's love for you afresh.

The second stop on our literary whistle stop tour of Edinburgh is The Writers Museum in Makars Court.Focussing on the three writers generally considered to be the great Titans of Scottish Literature: Robbie Burns, Sir Walter Scott & Robert Louis Stevenson.We have a wander round, read some poetry and look into why these fellas are so revered.We also go on a literary pub tour and have a chat with actor Mike Daviot, who just so happened to be an absolute font of knowledge about poetry and the Scots language.Turns out literary pub tours are one of our favourite kinds of tour! Now who could have guessed that?!So hop on board the Failing Writers Tour Bus and join us for a fascinating, if admittedly wholly inadequate look at three of the greatest writers, not just of Scotland, but the world.The Writer's Museum:https://cultureedinburgh.com/our-venues/writers-museumThe Literary Pub Tour we enjoyed:https://www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk/Tam o' Shanter:http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/tamoshanter.htmHopefully that's inspired you to take a closer look at the poems and novels of these absolute titans. More than that, maybe it's encouraged you to have a go yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #081 for December 1, 2025 Laurel Hill Cemetery was founded in 1835 and opened in 1836 by four men with strikingly different backgrounds, but with a common cause - to give the people of Philadelphia a final resting place worthy of the "Athens of America."  John Jay Smith was a polymath librarian / horticulturalist who had a rather unpleasant experience in seeking the grave of a recently deceased daughter and vowed to change the way people commemorated their dead. Nathan Dunn was initially a failed merchant who regained his fortunes in the Chinese trade and became the financial backing for the cemetery corporation. Benjamin Richards was ex-mayor and a business partner of Smith's who on a trip to Europe was inspired by the revolutionary Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris to provide something similar in Philadelphia. Along the way you will also learn about Sir Walter Scott, varying splinter sects of Christianity like the Swedenborgians, what the Opium Wars were really about, the history and significance of The Library Company of Philadelphia, with a brief look at Chinese male-male love as commemorated in the legend of the Cut Sleeve. 

Based on the enduring legend of Robin Hood, as popularised by Sir Walter Scott in “Ivanhoe” Side One: At the Stag and Hounds pub in Nottingham, England, we share a few lagers with thuggish amateur darts player Robin Hood (Jeff Niles), and hear his alarming views on destiny, the English Working Class, the influx of foreigners, violence as a solution, the Merry Men, and all that... Side Two: As he watches the waves lap against the shore on Ocean Beach, San Diego, the ex-Sheriff of Nottingham (Dave Weaver) enthuses about his new vocation as a Life Guru and guitarist, seeks to resolve his anger issues, and strives to come to terms with his antagonistic relationship with the Hooded Man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Scott and William are joined by friend of the show Monica Perez to discuss the classic work "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott, a medieval romance that arguably created the genre of historical fiction and permanently fixed the concepts of chivalry, feudal life and the mythical figure of Robin Hood into the minds of the entire English speaking world and the West.Don't forget to join our Telegram channel at T.me/historyhomos and to join our group chat at T.me/historyhomoschatFor programming updates and news follow us across social media @historyhomospod and follow Scott @Scottlizardabrams and Patrick @cantgetfooledagainradio OR subscribe to our telegram channel t.me/historyhomosThe video version of the show is available on Substack, Rokfin, bitchute, odysee and RumbleFor weekly premium episodes or to contribute to the show subscribe to our channel at www.historyhomospod.substack.comYou can donate to the show directly at paypal.me/historyhomosTo order a History Homos T shirt (and recieve a free sticker) please send your shirt size and address to Historyhomos@gmail.com and please address all questions, comments and concerns there as well.Later homos

Who comes to claim our narrator at the end of his cosmic experience? William Hope Hodgson, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Have you ever had a book that you wanted to read, but you couldn't get into? Then you tried it a few years later, and it was your favorite book? Something really clicked, and you identified with it so much? That's how I was with Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott. After a while, something just clicked. It's now one of my favorites. With the audiobook library card, you can listen to all this and more for only $9.99 a month. Unlimited downloads and streaming of the entire Classic Tales Library. No limits, just is heavily curated, well produced audio, so you get a great listen every time. Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com or follow the link in the show notes. And now, The House on the Borderland, Part 5 of 5, by William Hope Hodgson Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $6.99/month Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast: Follow this link to follow us on Instagram: Follow this link to follow us on Facebook:

In the early 16th century, the peasants of Central Europe were being overtaxed, overworked, and underfed, and the lords of the lands kept making things worse. Things worsened, after which they worsened some more, snails got involved, and then there was the biggest peasant revolt in Europe before the French Revolution. If you're a native English speaker, and you haven't heard of it, great though it be, don't feel bad; there is only one book in English on the Great German Peasants' War, and it was published this year. Michelle has a new hero, a badass knight beloved by Goethe, Sir Walter Scott, and the Internet, and Anne is quite perturbed about the snails.  By the way. As far as we're concerned, the revolt wasn't the crime; killing 100,000 peasants was. 

'The Last Days of Summer' is part of the series A Year in Scotland. This is the September episode.In this story, we slowly watch the seasons change on an active trip to the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. We start with a short hike at Loch Katrine - the birthplace of Scottish tourism. We'll hear about Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy and new ways the national park tries to make this place more accessible. We then follow the waterfall trail at The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre before returning to Aberfoyle. Our last stop is Loch Ard, one of the many lochs in the Trossachs.Visit my website to find the full show notes incl. the transcript, photos from my trip and links to additional resources about the topics I mention in this episode.Listen to "Highlands Reimagined" on the Wild for Scotland podcast feed now!

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Wandering Works for Us PodcastDate:  17 September 2025Title: UK Trip Part 1: London and EdinburghSummary of EpisodeThis August, we decided to try to escape the tourists in our village and went to places where there were more tourists! We've become so European (ha!). We spent three lovely days in London with our niece, Katey, and seeing Buckingham Palace, Saint Paul's Cathedral, walking around the Black Friars, and saw Sean Hayes at the Barbican Theater in his award winning role, Good Night, Oscar.We then headed north to Scotland, where we spent the rest of our time exploring new cities and villages and meeting some amazing people. Check out below what we did while we were there!Key TopicsPart 1 London: [03:30] Dinner at Slaughtered Lamb [04:38] Walked around Mayfair in London, ate at Popina, met a dog[06:08] Buckingham Palace State Room Visit –Beth loves to talk about the Royals[16:45] Beer drinking at Bag O'Nails  [18:15] Dishoom Indian Restaurant–loved!!! High-quality Indian food[19:35] Staying in the Black Friars[20:35]  Saint Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren, The Old Bell Tavern, Winston Churchill gates in the crypt.[25:25] Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Theater[28:45] Cross, Platform 9 ¾, train travel and bus travel.Part 2 Edinburgh–30:55[32:00] Dinner at Makars Mash –highly recommend[33:30] Edinburgh Military Tattoo–check out our YouTube video.[42:40] Writers Museum–Highlights Scotlands best: Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, and Sir Walter Scott[44:45] Howies RestaurantFor more info on Edinburgh, check out our first podcast on the city on Spotify or where ever you like to listen.Important Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wandering@wwforus.comLike what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going!InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!Blog post for this episode–Both blog posts are updated –3 Days in Edinburgh and First Trip to LondonThanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

Donna Leon's memoir, "Wandering through Life," gave her fans a colorful tour through her life, from childhood in New Jersey to adventures in China and Iran, to her love of Venice and opera. Nowhere, however, did she discuss her writing life.Now in her new collection of essays "BACKSTAGE: Stories of a Writing Life," Donna reveals her admiration for, and inspiration from, the great crime novelists Ruth Rendell and Ross Macdonald, examining their approach to storytelling as she dissects her favorite books of theirs. She expresses her love for Charles Dickens's Great Expectations and her appreciation for Sir Walter Scott's generosity of spirit. And she chronicles the amount of research she undertakes to be able to present her characters and work authentically.

Buckle up for a fun ride with Chittu Kuruvi Podcast! Your Deepika Arun takes you to misty Scotland, where one surprising moment lights the spark of courage. Can a single brave idea change everything?And that's not all—meet Sir Walter Scott, the master storyteller who turned history into magical adventures kids still love today.A cheerful, inspiring listen filled with courage, wonder, and the magic of stories!Write your feedback to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kadhaiosai.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or WhatsApp to 9176583618#DeepikaArun #Storiesforkids #Chittukuruvi #tamilaudiobooks #storiesintamil #tamilstoriesforkids #forkidsandchildren #tamil #forkids #azhavalliyappa #Sirwalterscott #spiderstory #forkids #forkidsandchildren

JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN @ https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking FOR THIS WEEK'S PODCAST "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive," Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem "Marmion" would seem to be the perfect right now, not? This week's podcast illustrates how events since Neptune's July 4 retrograde & Uranus's entrance into Gemini July 7 suddenly reveal like lightning strikes that lies & conspiracies can prove to be damaging in the end for those who spread them.Neptune retrograde pulls back the veil on past lies & deceits, exposing the truth, while Uranus in Gemini leads to sudden changes in our perspective & opinions. Take the whole “climate change is a hoax” promoted by fossil fuel & coal companies dependent upon profits to continue to exist rather than take the more progressive & humanitarian route to segueing into clean energy.And then there's the QAnon conspiracy begun in 2017—which followed Pizzagate from 2016—which sparked the belief in millions of Americans of a pedophile ring run by the “deep state.” Next we have the conspiracy that the 2020 election was “rigged” by Donald Trump, the man who lost it. Leading even more millions of Americans to believe this lie & to the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection by protestor who were conned into believing the U.S. presidential election results were a “hoax.”But now, we have seen the “deep state” & it's being run by the very same people who used to be on the outside claiming they would punish those responsible once they were on the inside. However, NE Rx says “not so much—slow your roll, it's time for some FACTS to emerge now so we may receive true clarity!”Rumors have begun about the MAGA crowd burning their l'il red caps in disapproval of the U.S. Department of Justice's--basically run by the White House in direct contrast to the mandated separation of powers in this country—refusal to make public the infamous “Epstein Files.”All this as we've been watching the close transit of Saturn & Neptune in Aries dissolve the foundations upon which the truth actually lies. As this government makes more and more funding cuts to programs necessary for its citizens' survival like FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency—under the guise that such funds fall under the category of “waste, fraud, & abuse”—more people will likely die as positions remain vacant & climate change continues to wreak havoc.Hopefully we will be reviewing the situation between Mercury's station retrograde in Leo from late July 17/early July 18 to August 11, which calls us to use our creative inspiration to find ways to create a better future. The Sun then enters fiery creative Leo, the sign it rules, on July 22, reminding us all that individuation—or taking steps to BECOME the true individuals who we came here to be—is of paramount importance now.By the Leo New Moon--which occurs July 24 at 2-degrees & 8-minutes at 12:11 pm PT & 3:11 p.m. ET--exact opposite Pluto in Aquarius, we'll be tasked with attempting to empower ourselves by fighting manipulative attempts that continue to try to control us through lies & conspiracy theories. We're tasked now with planting seeds to stand up to such manipulations & to use our own creative resources to figure out how to disempower the manipulators rather than allow them to disempower us. Breakdowns in relationships may occur now, especially with those in positions of power who've lied to us. And such breakdowns will likely lead to a change in our perspective & opinion about such people who vowed to protect us from a predator who we may now discover was actually in cahoots with those who claim they can “save” us from them and their ilk.Join us @ https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking for all this & more Astro News You Can Use, as we take a deeper dive into the meaning of this upcoming Leo New Moon opposite Pluto, the waxing trine between transiting Uranus & Pluto, & the continuation of the retrograde parade with Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, & Mercury all appearing to swim backward at the same time. We also explore Mars conjunct the Virgo South Node squared by the asteroid Hygeia, the female goddess of health just as a medical condition from which Donald Trump suffers is revealed. Is it serious? The powers that be say "no," but then again, they've been lying about other stuff, right? Join us for all this & more starting July 18! See you then! Namaste….  

Scottish pop-rock legend David Paton is one of the most quietly influential musicians of the past fifty years. Born and raised in Edinburgh, David made his mark as the founder, lead singer, bassist, and chief songwriter for the 70s pop band Pilot — the group behind the timeless hits “Magic” and “January.” These catchy, melodic tracks flew up the UK Singles Charts in 1974 and 1975, cementing Pilot's place in the classic pop-rock hall of fame.Pilot began when David, fresh from playing in local Scottish bands and even a short stint with the Bay City Rollers, teamed up with the late Billy Lyall, a fellow ex-Bay City Roller and brilliant keyboardist. With guitarist Ian Bairnson and drummer Stuart Tosh, Pilot quickly gained attention for their crisp harmonies, soaring hooks, and the polish of producer Alan Parsons, who helped shape their signature studio sound.At their peak, Pilot was more than a one-hit wonder. Their debut album From the Album of the Same Name (1974) and the follow-up Second Flight (1975) gave pop fans not just “Magic” but the No.1 UK single “January,” a song that topped the charts for three weeks. The band's unique blend of soft rock, glam pop, and radio-friendly hooks made them stand out in a crowded 70s scene.Though lineup changes and industry missteps led to Pilot's split by 1977, their legacy has endured. David Paton, the creative force behind the hits, went on to carve out an impressive career as a vocalist, bassist, and songwriter for other iconic acts. He played a vital role in The Alan Parsons Project, lending his vocals and bass to albums like Tales of Mystery and Imagination and I Robot, and fronted the progressive rock band Camel, where his vocals on “Heroes” from The Single Factor still mesmerise fans today.David's talents didn't stop there. As a sought-after session musician, he played bass on Elton John's hit “Nikita” and toured with Elton, worked alongside Kate Bush, Rick Wakeman, Jimmy Page, and even folk legends like Phil Cunningham and Dick Gaughan. His solo work reflects his Scottish roots too — with hauntingly beautiful arrangements of traditional songs by Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.Still writing, recording, and performing, David's latest album, Communication (2024), shows that his knack for melody and emotional connection is as strong as ever. His autobiography, Magic: The David Paton Story, gives fans an honest, often funny look behind the curtain — from Pilot's dizzying success to the reality of life as an unsung rock hero.If you love timeless pop hooks, Scottish rock history, and the real story behind a band that gave us one of the catchiest songs ever written, dive deeper into the world of David Paton and Pilot — and experience the Magic for yourself.I know you'll enjoy the story of David Paton and relish the contribution he's made with his music.

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General Browne, a soldier hardened by war and governed by reason, accepts an invitation to the castle of his old school-friend, Lord Woodville. The place has only lately been inherited and is undergoing tasteful restoration, its mediaeval past slowly yielding to Georgian elegance. But not all traces of the past have been swept away. One chamber remains veiled in its former splendour—its faded tapestry concealing more than just stone walls. It is this room that is given to the General to stay in overnight. The Tapestried Chamber was written by Sir Walter Scott and published in The Keepsake for 1829, during the final years of his life, when he was writing under intense pressure in an effort to repay heavy debts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)Translated by M. P. Lindo (1819 - 1877) and Jan ten Brink (1834 - 1901)Ivanhoe is een historische roman uit 1819 van Sir Walter Scott. Het verhaal speelt ten tijde van het bewind van koning Richard Leeuwenhart en handelt over de smeulende tegenstellingen tussen de Normandiërs en de Saksen in de eeuwen na de Normandische verovering. De historische juistheid van het verhaal werd al meteen na verschijning van het boek in twijfel getrokken en Scott gaf ook toe dat het zeer waarschijnlijk was "dat ik de gebruiken van twee of drie eeuwen heb verward", maar hij troostte zich ermee dat "de fouten van deze aard aan de meeste lezers voorbij zou gaan".

In a world competing for our attention, our guest this week admits: “It's probably harder to read novels now than it ever was.” But their value cannot be overstated. The novel's unique humanity, its careful and open treatment of the human experience, helps us to develop a sympathetic imagination, tuning our hearts and minds in a way that non-fiction argument simply cannot. Christopher Scalia, author of 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read), makes the case that it is a distinctly conservative interest to explore the Western tradition through fiction. Recommendations in hand, he invites adults to refresh their reading list with novels—from the very inception of the form up to the present. Chapters: 1:47 The great book rut 4:11 Novels: the medium of recent Western tradition 5:30 The 18th-century bildungsroman 9:47 “Conservative” themes 16:18 The American dream in My Ántonia 22:39 Miraculous realism in Peace Like a River 29:02 Acknowledging the existence of evil 31:44 Wonder and encounter over strict interpretation 37:03 Revisiting works from your school years 38:47 Why narrative works 42:01 Books that nearly made the cut Links: 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read) by Christopher Scalia Christopher J. Scalia at American Enterprise Institute The History of Rasselas by Samuel Johnson (1759) Evelina by Frances Burney (1778) Waverley by Sir Walter Scott (1814) The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1852) Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876) My Ántonia by Willa Cather (1918) Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937) The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark (1963) The Children of Men by P. D. James (1992) Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (2001) Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004) The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006) How I Won a Nobel Prize: A Novel by Julius Taranto (2023) Also on the Forum: Heights Forum Book Reviews On Reading Literature by Joseph Bissex Some Summer Reading Recommendations for Teachers by Tom Cox Modern Literature: On Curating the Contemporary featuring Mike Ortiz Guiding Our Boys through Modern Literature featuring Joe Breslin and Lionel Yaceczko Featured opportunities: Teaching Essentials Workshop at The Heights School (June 16-20, 2025) Convivium for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 13-15, 2025)

Joe and Lee speak with Don Flanagan, a retire English professor and co-leader of the St. Paul Chesterton Society, about his talk for the annual Chesterton conference on G.K. Chesterton and Sir Walter Scott!  Register for the conference today at https://www.chesterton.org/44th-annual-chesterton-conference/ University Faculty for Life: https://www.uffl.org/  FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsociety Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanChestertonSociety X: https://twitter.com/chestertonsoc SUPPORT Consider making a donation: https://www.chesterton.org/give/ Visit our Shop at https://www.chesterton.org/shop/

Between Jason Ellsworth, Matt Regier and Rhonda Knudsen...Sir Walter Scott said it best: "Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive"' This episode is sponsored by: The Syndicate Hair & Beauty Parlor in Evergreen. www.thesyndicatehair.com SHOW NOTES: Music by: Intro: Wild Wild West, by Julius H Outro: Upbeat Corporate Music, by Maksym Malko Both music selections are royalty free on Pixabay. MT PR Audio: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2025-03-07/state-auditors-to-review-contracts-signed-by-senate-president LINKS: https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/dec/25/state-sues-county-over-prerelease-center-decision/ https://mtstandard.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_bc9671b0-001b-11f0-be3a-0f0d795275a8.html https://kellywarnerlaw.com/montana-defamation-laws https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0120/0450-0080-0020-0120.html https://apps.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2023/bills/hb-260/ https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mt/2023/bills/MTB00014074/ https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/07/ethics-committee-starts-investigation-into-former-state-senate-president/ https://montanafreepress.org/2025/03/05/regiers-counsel-conundrum/ https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2025-03-07/state-auditors-to-review-contracts-signed-by-senate-president https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2008/10/091009usmagstipfinal.pdf https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/court-documents/court-opinions-and-orders/court-dismisses-employees-claim-of-tax-fraud-against-former-employer/1n87y https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/countrywide_2014-05-20_enforcement_petition_memo.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/montana/supreme-court/2023/da-22-0182.html https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/06/17/maciver-appointed-new-legislative-auditor/86043222/ https://dailymontanan.com/2025/01/29/ellsworth-attorney-demands-correction-to-audit-report-claims-report-defamed-former-senate-president/ Tort Claim: https://tinyurl.com/36aca6uv  DISCLAIMER: These podcasts are in no way endorsed by the creators of the media used within, nor are they intended to undermine or compete with any material existing or forthcoming material. Copyright disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 - allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair Use, is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of Fair Use. No copyright infringement is intended. All audio clips used in these podcasts are not intended to infringe.  

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 6, 2025 is: career • kuh-REER • verb To career is to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner. // The tourists gripped their seats and exchanged anxious looks as the bus careered along the narrow roads. See the entry > Examples: “This winter, I attended a livestock auction on California's remote northern coast. Ranchers sat on plywood bleachers warming their hands as the auctioneer mumble-chanted and handlers flushed cows into a viewing paddock one by one. Most of the cows were hale animals, careering in and cantering out.” — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024 Did you know? If you're already familiar with career's equestrian history, surely you joust. The noun career dates to the early 16th century, when it referred to the speed of something moving along a particular course. To go “in full career” or “at full career” was to hurtle, barrel, blaze, or zip, a meaning employed by Sir Walter Scott in a jousting scene in his historical romance Ivanhoe: “The trumpets sounded, and the knights charged each other in full career.” The verb career thus originally conveyed the action of a horse or rider making a short gallop or charge, as when the very aptly named John Speed wrote in his 1611 Historie of Great Britain “his horse of a fierce courage carrierd [=careered] as he went.” Career later gained additional senses applied to the movement of horses, such as “to prance or caracole” (“to turn to one side and another in running”), as well as one—“to rush forward quickly and recklessly”—that can be applied to anything or anyone feeling their oats, velocity-wise. Note that careen can also be used with that last meaning, but it originally meant something else.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 6, 2025 is: career • kuh-REER • verb To career is to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner. // The tourists gripped their seats and exchanged anxious looks as the bus careered along the narrow roads. See the entry > Examples: “This winter, I attended a livestock auction on California's remote northern coast. Ranchers sat on plywood bleachers warming their hands as the auctioneer mumble-chanted and handlers flushed cows into a viewing paddock one by one. Most of the cows were hale animals, careering in and cantering out.” — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024 Did you know? If you're already familiar with career's equestrian history, surely you joust. The noun career dates to the early 16th century, when it referred to the speed of something moving along a particular course. To go “in full career” or “at full career” was to hurtle, barrel, blaze, or zip, a meaning employed by Sir Walter Scott in a jousting scene in his historical romance Ivanhoe: “The trumpets sounded, and the knights charged each other in full career.” The verb career thus originally conveyed the action of a horse or rider making a short gallop or charge, as when the very aptly named John Speed wrote in his 1611 Historie of Great Britain “his horse of a fierce courage carrierd [=careered] as he went.” It later gained additional senses applied to the movement of horses, such as “to prance or caracole” (“to turn to one side and another in running”), as well as one—“to rush forward quickly and recklessly”—that can be applied to anything or anyone feeling their oats, velocity-wise.

Tonight, we'll read St. Valentine's Day; or, The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott, as part of the Waverly novels.St. Valentine's Day was one of Scott's later works, published in 1828, and it draws on real Scottish history—including the infamous Battle of the North Inch.The heroine, Catharine Glover, is based on a real legend about a glovemaker's daughter in Perth. Medieval glove-making was a surprisingly respectable trade—and could be likened to haute couture of the 14th century.— read by 'V' —Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tonight, we'll read St. Valentine's Day; or, The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott, as part of the Waverly novels. St. Valentine's Day was one of Scott's later works, published in 1828, and it draws on real Scottish history—including the infamous Battle of the North Inch. The heroine, Catharine Glover, is based on a real legend about a glovemaker's daughter in Perth. Medieval glove-making was a surprisingly respectable trade—and could be likened to haute couture of the 14th century. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We complete our 5th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "The Tale of the Mysterious Mirror" by Sir Walter Scott! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We complete our 5th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "The Tale of the Mysterious Mirror" by Sir Walter Scott! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if everything you've been told about history, architecture, and ancient civilizations was a lie? In this shocking Clip, we unravel the mysteries of Edinburgh, Scotland, where towering monuments, seemingly ordinary buildings, and even fire stories hold clues to a much darker, hidden narrative. Why does a 5-star hotel built by an architect named "John Moore Dick" raise red flags about the mainstream story? How did a monument to Sir Walter Scott appear almost overnight, and why does it look far older than we're led to believe? From fire narratives and missing construction records to the eerie repetition of names and timelines, this video will leave you questioning the very foundation of history. Join us as we expose the bizarre truths buried beneath the surface—truths that challenge everything we've been taught about the past. This is more than just history; it's the unraveling of a lie that's been told for centuries. You won't believe what we uncover next. Thank you all for your support of this channel! Every Subscriber, every Like, All Comments are huge in helping spread this research to new people every single week. Every Badge Member and every Patreon Member help keep this channel running. I appreciate all of the support and I can't wait for every Saturday to expose even more information to the world. And we are just getting started! ---- TO BECOME A BADGE MEMBER & HELP GROW THIS CHANNEL ---- HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Za5DiASIbqT8fuhiDBU6Q/join Join this channel to get access to perks! TOP EPISODES PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsFQI9PYz0b27yHR3V7di34AoFxT5NXWc LINK TO RUMBLE CHANNEL: Rumble: https://rumble.com/v2q03po-his-story-not-ours-pt-5.html LINK TO TIKTOK CHANNEL: https://www.tiktok.com/@themylunchbreak LINKS: BECOME A SPONSOR OF MY LUNCH BREAK: Shout-Outs For the next Month's Episodes! Patreon: https://patreon.com/MyLunchBreak X: https://twitter.com/MYLUNCHBREAK_ LINK TO RUMBLE CHANNEL: Rumble: https://rumble.com/v2q03po-his-story-not-ours-pt-5.html We are also on TikTok, Spotify & Instagram T-shirts: https://my-lunch-break.myspreadshop.com/tartaria+my+lunch+break-A644da062cabffc5328538705?productType=111&sellable=yrpy4VgZADuvGXd0Gj02-111-22&appearance=2 Flat Earth Sun, Moon & Zodiac App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flat-earth-sun-moon-zodiac/id1440996640 This is all in my own opinion. Entertaining as always, and of course, you are free to believe whatever you want. I do not claim to know any of this to be 100% true. It is all based on my personal research and simply sharing what I find with you all. Thank you for your support. My Lunch Break Disclaimer: The content on My Lunch Break is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in the videos are those of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or institution. I strive to present accurate and well-researched information, but we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the content. Viewers are encouraged to conduct their own research and exercise critical thinking. Theories discussed on this channel may be speculative, controversial, or unverified. My Lunch Break is not a substitute for professional advice, and I do not provide legal, medical, financial, or any other type of advice. Consult with qualified experts for such matters. Viewers should be aware that information and opinions may change over time, and my content may become outdated. We are not responsible for any consequences resulting from reliance on our content. By using this channel, you agree to the terms and conditions of this disclaimer. We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove content at any time. My Lunch Break disclaims any liability for actions taken based on the information provided on our channel.

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Dave Thompson continue their mini-series discussing Dave's book An Evolving Tradition: The Child Ballads in Modern Folk and Rock Music -- buy the book to support the show. This episode covers the very oldest examples of The Child Ballads, with lyrical themes dating back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, as well as the contributions of major literary figures like Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens. GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE-- The final 15 minutes of this episode are exclusively for paying subscribers to the Let It Roll Substack. We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more. Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode. Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks! Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook. Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Pour commencer il faut savoir que le port du kilt remonte aux anciens Highlanders, c'est à dire aux habitants des Highlands, une région montagneuse du nord de l'Écosse. Ces Highlanders portaient des kilts en raison de leur confort. Habillés ainsi Ils pouvaient se déplacer facilement dans les terrains montagneux et marécageux de l'Écosse. Le kilt offrait une liberté de mouvement essentielle dans ce contexte. Sa forme traditionnelle était en fait un long morceau de tissu enroulé autour du corps et porté sur une épaule, qui pouvait aussi servir de couverture la nuit. Mais si le kilt est devenu le symbole de l'Ecosse, c'est en raison d'une visite bien particulière, celle du roi George IV à Édimbourg en 1822. Le contexte politique et culturel de l'époque joue un rôle essentiel. Après notamment la défaite des clans écossais à la bataille de Culloden en 1746, le gouvernement britannique a mis en place des lois sévères contre les symboles de la culture des Highlands, y compris le port du tartan et du kilt. Ces restrictions visaient à affaiblir l'identité écossaise et à réduire le pouvoir des clans. Ce n'est qu'en 1782, presque quarante ans plus tard, que ces lois furent abrogées, permettant ainsi aux Écossais de renouer avec leurs traditions vestimentaires.Dans ce contexte, le roi George IV fut le premier monarque britannique à visiter l'Écosse depuis le 17ème siècle. Là, Sir Walter Scott, auteur et poète écossais, mais aussi grand promoteur de la culture écossaise et fervent admirateur des traditions des Highlands, fut chargé de préparer les célébrations. Et Scott décida justement de mettre en avant une image romantique de l'Écosse, centrée sur l'héritage des Highlands et ses emblèmes distinctifs. Il encouragea les Écossais à porter des kilts en tartan, convaincant même le roi George IV d'en revêtir un. Les festivités furent un grand succès et attirèrent l'attention de l'Europe entière. George IV fut immortalisé vêtu d'un kilt en tartan de Stuart, symbole de l'unité entre les différentes factions de l'Écosse et la monarchie britannique. Ce choix vestimentaire avait pour but d'insuffler une fierté nationale et de ressusciter une identité écossaise, qui avait été réprimée et stigmatisée pendant des décennies. Après l'événement, de nombreuses familles de la noblesse écossaise adoptèrent des motifs de tartan spécifiques, créant une forte association entre chaque clan et un motif distinct. En somme, la visite de George IV a transformé le kilt d'un simple vêtement des Highlands en un symbole national. L'implication de Sir Walter Scott a joué un rôle crucial dans cette transformation. Ce moment a non seulement ancré le kilt dans l'imaginaire collectif écossais, mais il l'a également érigé en emblème de l'identité écossaise à travers le monde. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

ScotWays (Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society) have published the sixth edition of Scottish Hill Tracks in around 100 years. The book launches on Saturday 28th September. Over the last five years hundreds of volunteers have helped to compile the book. Mark meets with ScotWays Director Tim Simons to discuss the book and its importance.The importance of seed saving is increasingly being recognised across the world as a way of establishing resilience in the natural environment. It is also the principle behind the tree nursery at Corrary Farm near Glenelg where there is a big push to expand native woodland cover in the area using trees grown from locally collected seed. Rachel went there recently and met Manager Rowan Doff who explained their approach.Last year, Mark visited Loch Katrine in the Trossachs to hear about an ambitious plan to build a look-out tower to give splendid views over the loch and hills beyond. The build was completed a couple of months ago and has already attracted many visitors to the site which back in the early 1800s was a regular stomping ground for Sir Walter Scott, William and Dorothy Wordsworth and John Keats. The project was co-ordinated by the Sir Walter Scott Steamship Trust and James Fraser from the Trust gave Mark a guided tour.The turntable ferry operating on Kyle Rhea between Glenelg and Skye is the very last of its kind still in operation in Scotland, and maybe even, the world. It's now run as a social enterprise, and Rachel stepped aboard to hear all about it from General Manager, Jo Crawford.In the latest edition of Scotland Outdoors, Helen Needham joins Aberdeenshire based writer Ian Grosz on the walk described in his essay Sacred Mountain; a dawn walk up Bennachie at the time of the Autumn equinox.The national Tegelwippen (tile whipping) contest is underway in Netherlands, as cities compete to remove the most paving slabs to greenify gardens and rewild urban spaces. This year marks the fourth annual contest, and Remco Moen Marcar, co-founder of the creative agency Frank Lee, who is behind the contest, joins Mark and Rachel live to tell us more.In recent years – since their re-introduction – white tailed sea eagles have been on many people's ‘must see' list. One of the finest places to spot them is around Glenelg in the West Highlands. They are regularly seen near Kylerhea which is a real magnet for all sorts of wildlife. Rachel meets Cammy McMurdo, who explains why so many creatures are attracted to the place.A listener got in touch last week about how much they enjoyed an archive piece from Mark's trip along the West Highland Way. We hear a snippet from this special trip.

This week on The Literary Life, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter: Book 1. Angelina and Thomas begin the episode with some thoughts on their Aristotelian approach to literature as seen in this series of episodes. After sharing their commonplace quotes, they dive into their discussion of the last few chapters of the book. Some of the ideas they consider are how the entire plot is a series of symbols, alchemy and the allegory of the soul, and the figure of the “wildman” in the literary tradition. They also go over the characters of the centaurs, the significance of the unicorn, more references to Greek mythology, how Harry exemplifies the “chest” of the well-ordered man, and the great importance of the philosopher's stone as a Christ symbol. Visit HouseofHumaneLetters.com for classes with Angelina, Thomas, and other members of their teaching team. Commonplace Quotes: There is a sort of wild fairy interest in these tales which makes me think them fully better adapted to awaken and soften the heart of childhood that the “good boy” stories which have been in later years composed for them. In the latter case their minds are, as it were, put into the stocks…and the moral always consists in good conduct being crowned with temporal success. The truth is, I would not give one tear shed over Little Red Riding Hood for all the benefit to be derived from a hundred histories of Jimmy Goodchild. Sir Walter Scott, from a letter to a friend “I believe in God, not magic.” In fact, Rowling initially was afraid that if people were aware of her Christian faith, she would give away too much of what's coming in the series. “It I talk too freely about that,” she told a Canadian reporter, “I think the intelligent reader–whether ten [years old] or sixty–will be able to guess what is coming in the books.” Michael Nelson, quoting J. K. Rowling, from “Fantasia: The Gospel According to C. S. Lewis“ A Selection from “The Inferno”, Canto XII By Dante Alighieri, trans. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow O blind cupidity, O wrath insane, That spurs us onward so in our short life, And in the eternal then so badly steeps us!I saw an ample moat bent like a bow, As one which all the plain encompasses, Conformable to what my Guide had said.And between this and the embankment's foot Centaurs in file were running, armed with arrows, As in the world they used the chase to follow.Beholding us descend, each one stood still, And from the squadron three detached themselves, With bows and arrows in advance selected;And from afar one cried: “Unto what torment Come ye, who down the hillside are descending? Tell us from there; if not, I draw the bow.” Book List: Studies in Classic American Literature by D. H. Lawrence Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol Unlocking Harry Potter by John Granger Harry Potter's Bookshelf by John Granger The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo The Sacred and The Profane by Mircea Eliade The Elizabethan World Picture by E. M. Tillyard The Discarded Image by C. S. Lewis Mythos by Stephen Fry Metamorphoses by Ovid Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

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