The Sultan's Screen of Human Skin
A New York Herald report describes a famed screen in the Turkish sultan's palace said to be made from human skin. Dating back two centuries, it commemorates twelve servants who perished rescuing a royal family member during a palace fire.
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New York Herald
Visit to Abbotsford Opens a Door to Sir Walter Scott
A autumn trip from Edinburgh to Melrose reveals Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott’s home, its red-tiled cottages and Tweed views. The mansion displays a scholar’s den, vast library, 20000 books, portraits, an armory, and relics from Napoleon to Rob Roy, culminating with a walk to Melrose Abbey and its Norman charm.
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Rosslyn Chapel
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Armory
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Robert Bruce
Rich designs survive in church ruins after time and war
The rose window above the altar and the eastern choir roof show rich design. The chancel and cloister remain largely intact, with legends of the heart of Robert Bruce beneath the altar and burials of Alexander II and the Douglasses within the chancel.
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Fies
Robert Bruce
Alexander II
Douglasses
The Word Fellow in Historic Uses and Decline
The London Chronicle notes how fellow once connoted joint venture and property yet shifted to casual addresses and insults. It traces medieval servant usage, rise of companion and mate as slurs, and a Dorset court scene where witness replacement softened to man.
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Branksome
Dorset
London Chronicle
Bristol Ferry and Sagamore Steamer Schedule Fragment
Reading shows times for Newport Providence Railway and NY services with Bristol connections. Mentions Bristol arrivals and departures, express and local trains, and ferries Sagamore and Car Ser Jone with morning and afternoon times listed in a fragmented timetable.
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