The regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
I was lured through the doors of the tallest building in the castle, the King's Old Buildings. It was in this very spot that the infamous murder of the Earl of Douglas on 21 February 1452 by Scotland's James II took place. On two floors of this building I explored the history of this storied English army regiment. These troops were the first to earn the nickname "The Thin Red Line" when they held off much larger forces of Russian soldiers in the Crimea. Later they fought in every major and many of the minor engagements that England found herself involved in up to and including the war in Iraq. Since I was really worrying about being late for the bus I hurried much too quickly through here.
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more 
