"Held a conversation with Mrs J.G (no fixed abode, age “God, I’m far too old”), who greeted me with “Get awa’, ye cock-eyed bastard’…” (2/9/39)(Note to self: new greeting for door-knockers??)
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VE Day in Scotland
Today, on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, I would like to share with you some details of how Scots welcomed the end of the war in Europe:...
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Today, on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, I would like to share with you some details of how Scots welcomed the end of the war in Europe:... -
From the diary of a medical student in Edinburgh: " Held a conversation with Mrs J.G (no fixed abode, age “God, I’m far too old”), wh...
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In 1912, the Church of Scotland complained about "the listless loafing of men who spend the day reading Sunday newspapers, and disc...
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