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7 April

English warship of the early 16th century

7 April 1522: A squadron of seven English warships entered the Firth of Forth and attacked Scottish shipping and coastal towns and villages during the Anglo-Scottish War of 1522-1524.

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HES awards funding for new research on the Sanday Wreck

New display of the Lewis chess pieces at the National Museum of Scotland

Bannockburn proposals deemed to be ’unacceptable’

Bronze Age Peebles Hoard acquired by National Museums Scotland

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