Bagpiper

Bagpiper John Wilson dies, Willowdale, Ontario
Bagpiper John Wilson dies, Willowdale, Ontario John Wilson, Scottish born who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in the late 1940s at the prompting of George R. Duncan. …

The Highland Dress Proscription Act Repealed
The Highland Dress Proscription Act Repealed The Highland Dress Proscription Act Repealed, thus allowing again the wearing of tartan and the carrying of weapons (banned as a result of the, 1745 Uprising in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie). …

Bonnie Prince Charlie, accompanied by bagpipers, enters Carlisle Castle after their surrender
Bonnie Prince Charlie, accompanied by bagpipers, enters Carlisle Castle after their surrender The First Siege of Carlisle was an important event of the 1745–1746 Jacobite rising. Jacobite forces loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart captured the city of Carlisle and Carlisle Castle on 14–15 November 1745. …