Days out, History within 5 miles of Edinburgh
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50 events within 5 miles
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Sunday 26 May
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
- 11:15
- Trebuchets and Trickery
- 12:15
- Trebuchets and Trickery
- 14:00
- Meet the Ancestors
This is a chance to meet Mary Queen of Scots and learn about her life.
- 14:00
- Trebuchets and Trickery
- 14:45
- Meet the Ancestors
This is a chance to meet Mary Queen of Scots and learn about her life.
- 15:00
- Trebuchets and Trickery
- 15:30
- Meet the Ancestors
This is a chance to meet Mary Queen of Scots and learn about her life.
Monday 27 May
- 09:15 – 16:15
- Mertoun House Tour
Meet outside front entrance of Scottish National Gallery for bus trip to Mertoun House.
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
- 11:15
- Swords of the Righteous
- 12:15
- Swords of the Righteous
- 14:00
- Swords of the Righteous
- 15:00
- Swords of the Righteous
Tuesday 28 May
- 09:15 – 16:15
- Mertoun House Tour
Meet outside front entrance of Scottish National Gallery for bus trip to Mertoun House.
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
Wednesday 29 May
- 09:15 – 16:15
- Mertoun House Tour
Meet outside front entrance of Scottish National Gallery for bus trip to Mertoun House.
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
- 11:15
- Kilts and Captivity
- 12:15
- Kilts and Captivity
- 14:00
- Kilts and Captivity
- 15:00
- Kilts and Captivity
This year's lecture is 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity', about the decline of violence in what are often perceived be highly violent times. Given by Prof Steven Pinker of Harvard University, who studies cognition and language.
Thursday 30 May
- 09:15 – 16:15
- Mertoun House Tour
Meet outside front entrance of Scottish National Gallery for bus trip to Mertoun House.
- 10:00 – 19:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
- 11:15
- Pirates and Patriots
- 11:15
- The Rough Wooing
- 12:15
- Pirates and Patriots
- 12:15
- The Rough Wooing
- 14:00
- Pirates and Patriots
- 14:00
- The Rough Wooing
- 15:00
- Pirates and Patriots
- 15:00
- The Rough Wooing
- 19:30 – 21:30
- Introductory German Longsword Session
- 19:30 – 21:30
- Stork's Beak: Historical Fencing
Friday 31 May
- 09:15 – 16:15
- Mertoun House Tour
Meet outside front entrance of Scottish National Gallery for bus trip to Mertoun House.
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
Saturday 1 June
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
- 11:15
- Renaissance Music
- 12:15
- Renaissance Music
- 14:00
- Renaissance Music
- 15:00
- Renaissance Music
Sunday 2 June
- 10:00 – 17:00
- The House of Annie Lennox
