National War Museum - Edinburgh Castle
A quick peek at the National war museum.
History of the Scottish National War Memorial
We will remember them.
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Soldiers Scottish National War Memorial Edinburgh Castle Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of soldiers guarding the Scottish National War Memorial on visit to Edinburgh Castle. The memorial commemorates Scottish soldiers, and those serving with Scottish regiments, who died in the two world wars and more recent conflicts. The monument was formally opened in 1927. It is housed in a redeveloped barrack block in Crown Square, at the heart of the castle, and incorporates numerous monuments. Proposals for a Scottish National War Memorial were put forward in 1917, during the First World War, by John Stewart Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl, and Captain George Swinton of Kimmerghame. Sir Robert Lorimer, one of the architects involved in the Imperial War Graves Commission, was appointed in 1919, but opposition to a large scale monument arose from the Cockburn Association and others concerned with the castle's heritage. A more modest scheme to remodel the North Barrack Block was finally agreed in 1923, and the memorial was formally opened on 14 July 1927 by the Prince of Wales. After the Second World War 50,000 names were added to the rolls of honour. Names continue to be added from successive conflicts, however the memorial itself has been left unchanged
Changing of the Guard at Edinburgh Castle's Scottish National War Museum
The changing of the guard at the Scottish National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle
June 11th Edinburgh Castle War Museum and National Museum
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Ian Inglis tells Nigel Duncan about his collection which is now on show to the public at Wilkieston near Edinburgh
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P2Go Mini Adventure - War Museum (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Today's Places 2 Go mini adventure takes us over to Edinburgh to visit the War Museum!
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Edinburgh, Scotland: Iconic Castle
More info about travel to Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle is the fortified birthplace of the city. After a tour other sights of the castle beckon, including the Scottish National War Memorial, which illuminates Scotland's proud military history.
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Edinburgh, Scotland: Iconic Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a world famous icon of Scotland and part of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.
It was recently voted top UK Heritage Attraction in the British Travel Awards and is Scotland’s number one paid-for tourist attraction.
This most famous of Scottish castles has a complex building history. The oldest part, St Margaret's Chapel, dates from the 12th century; the Great Hall was erected by James IV around 1510; the Half Moon Battery by the Regent Morton in the late 16th century; and the Scottish National War Memorial after the First World War.
The castle houses the Honours (Crown Jewels) of Scotland, the Stone of Destiny, the famous 15th century gun Mons Meg, the One O' Clock Gun and the National War Museum of Scotland.
In addition to guided tours provided by the castle stewards, there is an audio guide tour available in eight languages. The audio tour takes the visitor on a tour around the castle, explains its architecture, and tells its dramatic history. This guide is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Mandarin.
The Crown Jewel shop in the Royal Apartments offers exclusive lines of specially designed jewellery.
A courtesy vehicle (provided by the Bank of Scotland) can take visitors with a disability to the top of the castle. Ramps and a lift give access to the Crown Jewels, Stone of Destiny and associated exhibition. For those with impaired vision, there is a free Braille guide and hands-on models of the Crown Jewels with Braille texts.
Benin Art at National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
At first I show the descriptions for each object. You can use the pause to stop the video and read them (showing the artifacts starts at 1:22).
Then a quick look at the exhibits with their number and then I show them one by one and at some of them theres a zoom in for some details.
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Scottish National War Memorial (1927)
Item title reads: Scottish National War Memorial, commemorating 100,000 Scottish men and women who fell in the war - one of the most beautiful in Europe - opened by the Prince of Wales. Afterwards the King and Queen and Princess Mary came and placed their wreaths on the memorial. To impress strains of Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled, the colours and guidons of each unit were placed in the Hall of Honour.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The opening sequence shows a march past of military personnel, some carrying standards, others shouldering rifles, through ranks of soldiers and sailors. There are crowds in the background. The Prince of Wales, wearing Scottish military uniform, tartan jodhpurs, is followed by military personnel and stops to take a salute at the steps of the castle. Soldiers carry standards and lower them. At the castle entrance, where crowds line the walls. the Prince stands at a rostrum and addresses the assembly. He fixes a wreath to the wall, steps back and salutes.
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Edinburgh Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Èideann) is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world.
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapelfrom the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh, the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotlandand is the site of the Scottish National War Memorialand the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial and administrative. Some of the castle buildings house regimental museums which contribute to its presentation as a tourist attraction.
The castle, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, is Scotland's most-visited paid tourist attraction, with over 2 million visitors in 2017 and over 70 percent of leisure visitors to Edinburgh visiting the castle.
As the backdrop to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh Festival the castle has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and of Scotland.
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Scottish National War Memorial (1927)
We will remember them.
Item title reads: Scottish National War Memorial, commemorating 100000 Scottish men and women who fell in the war - one of the most beautiful in Europe - opened by the Prince of Wales. Afterwards.
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The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh attend events at the Scottish War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, on the fourth day of Holyrood Week.
Places of Pride - Muradup war memorial
Before the Australian War Memorial was established as Australia’s national memorial during the Second World War, before it had been envisaged by Charles Bean during the First World War, memorials had been established by communities across Australia.
Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials, is an Australian War Memorial initiative to record the location and gather images of every publicly accessible memorial in Australia.
RSL sub-branches, community organisations, schools, and individuals are encouraged to record and upload their local memorials to the website.
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Edinburgh City View from National War Museum Square
Edinburgh City View from National War Museum Square in Edinburgh Castle
A Dane in Edinburgh Day 1 + 2 - Getting there, National Museum, Saint Giles Cathedral
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Edinburgh Castle is situated on Castle Rock in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Castle Rock formed after a volcano erupted over 340 million years ago. The first castle that existed on the rock was known as “The Castle of the Maidens”. According to legend, the castle had been a shrine to the “Nine Maidens”, one of whom was Morgan le Fay.
Castle Rock had been a military base and royal residence for centuries. However, the edifice that is known as Edinburgh Castle was built during the 12th century by David I, son of Saint Margaret of Scotland.
The tensions between the English and Scottish monarchies nearly always centred on Edinburgh Castle. He who held the castle held rule over the city of Edinburgh and, therefore, over all of Scotland. Consequently, the castle was almost constantly under siege.
The first major battle the castle witnessed was during the late 13th century when Edward I of England attempted to seize the then vacant Scottish throne. From 1296 to 1341, the castle bounced from English to Scottish hands several times during the First and Second Wars of Scottish Independence.
After the Wars of Independence, the castle was in great need of repairs. Most of the construction was overseen by David II. In his honour, David’s Tower was erected.
In 1571, English forces laid siege to the city of Edinburgh in an attempt to capture Mary, Queen of Scots. The siege, which lasted for two years, became known as the “long” or “Lang” siege. By February of 1573, all of Mary’s supporters had surrendered to the English. During the Lang Siege, David’s Tower was destroyed.
The castle, again, witnessed strife when, in 1650, Oliver Cromwell executed Charles I and led an invasion of Scotland. In August of that year, Edinburgh Castle fell into English hands.
During the Jacobite Risings (1688-1746), the Scots attempted, several times, to recapture their castle. Unfortunately, they were never able to overpower the English. The final attempt was in 1745 when the Jacobite army was led by Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). Although the Scots were able to capture the city, they were never able to lay siege to the castle. In November of that year, the Jacobites were forced to retreat.
From the late 18th century to the early 19th, Edinburgh Castle was used to hold military prisoners from England’s many wars. The castle became a national monument in 1814 after a mass prison break proved that the castle could not hold prisoners. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the castle was slowly restored. Military ceremonies began to be held there and, in 1927, part of the castle was turned into the Scottish National War Memorial.
Edinburgh Castle is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland. The more than one million people who visit the castle each year witness military ceremonies, historical re-enactments, and can visit sites such as St. Margaret’s Chapel and the Great Hall of King James IV.
Timeline
350 million B.C.E. – Castle Rock forms after volcanic eruption
900 B.C.E. – Castle Rock is inhabited by humans for the first time
638 C.E. – The city of Din Eidyn is captured by the English and renamed Edinburgh
c. 1070 C.E. – Malcolm III marries an English princess later known as Saint Margaret of Scotland
1130 C.E. – Margaret's son, David I, builds on Castle Rock the edifice that is still standing to this day
1286 C.E. – Alexander III dies without a successor. Edward I of England declares himself feudal overlord of Scotland
1296 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle is captured by the English under the command of Edward I
1313 C.E. – Castle is recaptured by the Scots
1334 C.E. – Castle is, again, captured by the British
1341 C.E. – Castle is, once again, recaptured by the Scots
1356 C.E. – David II rebuilds the castle; David’s Tower is named in his honor
1511 C.E. – James IV builds the great hall that can still be seen to this day
1573 C.E. – The Lang Siege takes place and destroys David’s Tower
1578 C.E. – Castle is rebuilt
1633 C.E. – Charles I becomes the last Scottish monarch to inhabit Edinburgh Castle
1650 C.E. – Oliver Cromwell executes Charles I and captures the castle
1689 C.E. – Members of the first Jacobite Rising attempt, and fail, to recapture the castle
1745 C.E. – Bonnie Prince Charlie and the members of the fifth Jacobite Rising, once again, attempt and fail to recapture the castle
1757 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle is turned into a prison and holds thousands of military prisoners from the Seven Years War, the American Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars
1822 C.E. – George IV of England becomes the first ruling monarch to visit the castle in nearly two hundred years
1927 C.E. – Part of the castle is turned into the Scottish National War Memorial
1945 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle survives World War II
1999 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle becomes one of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland
Present Day – Edinburgh Castle has over one million visitors each year