Scotland’s first printing press was set up in the Cowgate in 1508.
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The Library of the Faculty of Advocates played an important role in the dissemination of ideas during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Friday 15 August - Sunday 17 August 2025, 1pm - 4pm each day
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11am - 1pm
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PLEASE NOTE THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED
11am - 1pm
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In 1695, 172 prominent citizens invested their wealth in the fledging Bank of Scotland. Known as the Adventurers, some of the investors stories are adventures in themselves, involving murders and scandals, and even imprisonment in the Tower of London.