Category: Scottish History
![Main gate of Edinburgh Castle photographed from the esplanade.](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/008-000-016-348-R-1024x637.jpg)
750 years of Robert the Bruce
11 July 2024
Scottish History
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George IV Visits Edinburgh Castle
19 August 2022
Scottish History
![A heavy door, featuring heavy iron bars and locks.](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/008-001-006-529-R.jpg)
Ten epic attempts to escape Edinburgh Castle
19 June 2020
Scottish History
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Becoming a modern fortress
29 May 2020
Architecture and Design
![aerial view of Edinburgh Castle at sunrise](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/008-000-091-747-header-1024x684.jpg)
Castle beginnings
22 May 2020
Scottish History
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Women at Edinburgh Castle
7 March 2019
Stories from the castle
![Saoirse Ronan as Mary Queen of Scots in the 2019 cinema production. She is wearing blue period costume and is firing a pistol.](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mqos-movie-1024x492.jpg)
Edinburgh Castle and Mary Queen of Scots: 5 Fascinating Facts
18 January 2019
Scottish History
![Edinburgh Castle portcullis gate](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FEATURE-2.jpg)
Meet some of Edinburgh Castle’s most unusual visitors
28 December 2018
Scottish History
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The Castle and Europe
18 September 2018
Scottish History
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Love Castle
3 August 2018
Stories from the castle
![snowy scene with a dog in the foreground](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FEATURE.jpg)
The Year of the Dog
16 February 2018
Scottish History
![Crown of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle](https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FEATURE.jpg)
A Sparkling Discovery
1 February 2018
Castle Highlights
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