A Scotsman in Buckingham

Welcome to my Blog. My name is Neil and I have been living in Buckinghan, UK since the 11th September 2020. I lived in the Armenia, Latvia and China. I am a teacher of Geography, Global Perspectives and English. I am married to Lena who is my soulmate and best friend.We also have a little boy, Robert. As you can tell from the Blog's name I am Scottish although I was born in London. My Blog will be for sharing my thoughts on anything that takes my fancy. Please feel free to comment.

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Today in History 25th March

Lets step back in time again gentle reader.

421 - The City of Venice is founded.

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1306 - Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland

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1920 - Patrick Troughton, actor and the second Doctor Who is born.

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1947 - Elton John, Pop-singer songwriter is born.

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1949 - 92,000 people are deported by force from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania by the Soviet authorities to Siberia and other remote Russian locations.

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#venice #patricktroughton #doctorwho #robertthebruce #scotland #eltonjohn #balticdeportation

A Scotsman in Buckingham

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Today in History 25th March

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