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First World War Exhibition: Impact and Legacy
Selected dates from Fri 11 Jan 2019 to Fri 8 Feb 2019
Visit our new First World War exhibition at the HES Archive, commemorating the centenary of the 1918 Armistice.

John Sinclair House
Kilts and Captivity
Selected dates from Mon 14 Jan 2019 to Sun 17 Mar 2019
Find out why the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745 failed as you meet a Highlander held prisoner the castle.

Edinburgh Castle
Women of Independence
Selected dates from Tue 15 Jan 2019 to Wed 27 Mar 2019
War is traditionally a male domain but during the Wars of Independence, women were among some of Bruce’s strongest and bravest supporters.

Edinburgh Castle
Rob Roy MacGregor
Selected dates from Thu 17 Jan 2019 to Fri 22 Feb 2019
Come hear stories of Rebellion, clan warfare and self-preservation.

Edinburgh Castle
The Red Clydesider
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Find out why Davie Kirkwood, part of the Red Clydeside Movement, was arrested and brought to Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle
Meet the Barbersurgeon
Thu 31 Jan 2019
It's 1573 and once the castle is under siege! In the midst of the flying cannon balls and crumbling walls is 'barber surgeon' Hector Cadaver.

Edinburgh Castle
Schiltron!
Selected dates from Fri 1 Feb 2019 to Sun 31 Mar 2019
Come and see how the Scots fought with pikes in schiltrons and have a go yourself.

Edinburgh Castle
Crime and Punishment in Medieval Scotland
Thu 7 Feb 2019 to Tue 12 Feb 2019
Meet the executioner, resplendent in black and equipped with 'heading axe', ropes, knives, and all the other 'tools' of his gruesome trade.

Edinburgh Castle
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Rome’s North-western Frontier: The Antonine Wall
Sat 9 Feb 2019
Ranger Talks series. Join us at Holyrood Park to hear about Scotland's Roman World Heritage Site.

Holyrood Park
The Road to Bannockburn
Mon 25 Feb 2019 to Thu 28 Feb 2019
Learn about the medieval weapons and tactics of a Scottish foot soldier. Meet one of Robert the Bruce’s men who served under the command of Thomas Randolph during the capture of the Castle in 1314.

Edinburgh Castle
Rebels and Redcoats
Selected dates from Fri 1 Mar 2019 to Sun 24 Mar 2019
Come along and learn what role the castle played in the Jacobite war of 1745 and meet characters from the period.

Edinburgh Castle
Bolts and Bodkins
Selected dates from Sat 2 Mar 2019 to Fri 29 Mar 2019
Get dressed for battle and learn how to use the medieval longbow and crossbow from castle archer, Rusty Bodkins.

Edinburgh Castle

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