Time for your weekly history lesson!
What happened this week in Scottish history?
September 28, 1396: After a failed attempt to assuage a feud between clans,
between clans Chattan and Kay, a staged battle was planned on the North Inch,
Dundee & Perth, called "Battle of the Clans” (possibly by Sir David de
Lindsay) which happened in front of King Robert III and his wife, Annabella.
The battle resulted in many deaths, and Clan Chattan was the victor.
September 29, 1621: Sir William Alexander of Menstrie was granted a charter to colonize
Nova Scotia.
September 30, 1928: Sir Alexander Fleming, bornin Ayrshire, Scotland and working
as a Professor of Bacteriology at St.
Mary's Hospital in London, announces his discovery of penicillin—an
introduction to antibiotics and treatment for infections for which there had
been no treatment before.
October 1, 1763: The contract was signed to build the North Bridge in Edinburgh, linking the "old town" to the "new town".
October 2, 1263: The Battle of Largs. The Vikings invading Scotland were defeated.
October 3, 1357: The Treaty of Berwick was signed, which freed King David II
from the English who had imprisoned him.
October 4, 1883: Sir William Alexander Smith, a Sunday School teacher and an army officer founded The Boys Brigade was established in Glasgow. It was the first uniformed youth organization in the world, and is now in 60 different countries. The mission of the brigade: “the advancement of God's Kingdom among boys and the
promotion of habits of reverence, discipline, self-respect, and all that tends
towards a true Christian manliness”.
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