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Burns Night: History and Traditions
8th Jan 2022
Every January, Scotland celebrates one of the most famous people from the country’s history: Robert Burns. As Burns Night approaches, it’s the perfect time to learn about why and how the day is celebrated. You can even learn about an interesting connection he has to The Real Mary King’s Close.
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APRIL FOOLS: Cows Back on The Close
1st Apr 2021
For the grand reopening of The Real Mary King’s Close in May 2021, we have been working on a very special addition to our historic site.
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5 Powerful Women from Edinburgh’s History
27th Feb 2020
Plagues, poverty and demanding kings: living through Edinburgh’s dark past would have been far from easy. Centuries controlled and retold only by men, it is hard to imagine the struggles women faced. This International Women’s Day we journey as far back as the 4th century to meet some of the powerful women from Edinburgh’s history who refused to be held back by their gender.
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