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Prestonpans Tapestry: the Prince who loved flowers…

 

Brownsbank MacDiarmid cottage near Biggar © 2013 Scotiana

The rose of all the world is not for me I want for my part Only the little white rose of Scotland That smells sharp and sweet And breaks the heart

(Hugh McDiarmid)

MacDiarmid The little white rose […]

Prestonpans Tapestry: the Prince’s journey up to Glenfinnan…

 

Hi everybody,

Our recent visit to the Bayeux Tapestry Museum which temporarily shelters the magnificent Prestonpans Tapestry, made me want to know more not only about the tapestry itself and the people who contributed to the creation of this great masterpiece but also about the journey of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Rome to […]

Prestonpans Tapestry on display alongside Bayeux Tapestry…

 

‘The Embroidery’ by Franz Xaver Simm (1853-1918)

 

Le tambour bat son plein* !

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Hi everybody !

So, after the unveiling of The Prestonpans Tapestry in 2010, and of The Great Tapestry of Scotland in September 2013, at the Scottish Parliament,

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