Stirling Castle

Don Chiswell


Region:
East of England
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid: £70 per talk for up to 50 persons +travel costs @ £0.30 per mile
Category:
History
Updated:
8th January 2023
Tagged:
Castles | Scotland | Stuarts

Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally serving as both fortress and Royal palace.Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth led to it being besieged on at least eight occasions including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. This is its story.

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About Don Chiswell

I have a Humanities degree from Bristol Polytechnic and subsequently qualified as a teacher in Further Education. I have been interested in history for as long as I can remember and enjoy demolishing popular historical myths. I have delivered courses on a wide range of historical subjects (hopefully with enthusiasm and humour) at Peterborough City College, Stamford Arts Centre, the Guildhall Arts Centre Grantham and also to a wide variety of local groups and societies for some twenty years. In answer to the question ‘What is your favourite period of history?’ I would be most likely to say “Just the last 3,250 years”. Since 2006 I have given a series of lectures for Peterborough Museum and participated in historical re-enactments and guided tours. I am currently engaged in research for a book on Bosworth Field and co-writing a history of Peterborough, both of which it is hoped will be published eventually.


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