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A selection of history videos

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Aden the last battle 1967

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Aden in 1967
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Scottish Borders Legends...The Black Douglas

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a man talks about the life of Scotlands fiercest ever warrior the Black Douglas. Also the site of ancient Scottish fortress Roxburgh Castle is investigated.
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Balloch

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old balloch
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Ruins Of Buchanan Castle Clan Graham Ancestry Drymen Scotland

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Tour Scotland video of Buchanan Castle west of the village of Drymen. The house was built by the 4th Duke of Montrose in 1854. The original structure, the ancestral seat of the Clan Buchanan, had burned down in 1852, and Montrose commissioned William Burn
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Gatehouse Gala Week - Guided Walk To Trusty's Hill

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Produced by Rod Smaldon for the Gatehouse Development Initiative as part of the Heritage Lottery funded All Our Stories Gatehouse of Fleet in the Dark Ages project
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Gatehouse Of Fleet Riding Of The Marches 2012

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Riding of the marches in Gatehouse of Fleet, part of Gatehouses Gala week.
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Rockall

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Former SAS soldier, Paratrooper and Adventurer Tom McClean is an accomplished and entertaining speaker with many remarkable stories to tell including his famous occupation of the Island of Rockall in the Atlantic.
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The Island Of St. Kilda (1908)

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Unused / unissued material - Full title reads: "The Island of St. Kilda. Outer Hebrides of Scotland". Introductory intertitle reads: The inhabitants completely isolated from the rest of the world, live on the products which nature furnishes them." Various
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Scotland - St Kilda - Thames Television

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The cameras of Thames Television visit the remote archipelago of St Kilda that once was the home to a remote Scottish community. With exclusive interviews of former inhabitants of the island, we get a glimpse of what life was like for those living on such
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St Kilda Britains Lonliest Island (1928)

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A travelogue film shot in 1928 of places such as Kilda, Barra etc.
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Neil Faulkner A Brief History Of The World - Festival Of Dangerous Ideas

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The Highland Clearances: Last of the Clan by Thomas Faed Marxist historian and TV archaeologist Neil Faulkner offers a potted history of humanity from hunter-gatherers to HSBC. How do we explain technological change? What causes wars and revolutions? What
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The Selkirk Settlers; Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl Of Selkirk

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In the 18th century, Thomas Douglas, fifth Earl of Selkirk, became the unexpected support for displaced families who were evicted from their homes in Scotland during the period known as "The Highland Clearances." Through his determination and their courag