Today as my blog I am going to write about Edinburgh the capital of Scotland.
When was it made the capital?
Edinburgh was made capital in 1437 after the murder of king James 1 at Perth.
What is its population?
The population of Edinburgh is 495, 360.
Edinburgh castle?
The castle was built in the 12th century on top of a 700 million year old extinct volcano called castle rock that stands in the middle of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh festival?
The Edinburgh festival was created in 1947 to 'provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit' but as it started eight theatrical performing companies 'gatecrashed' the festival this eventually started a movement and it became 'the Edinburgh festival fringe' or just 'the fringe.' Edinburgh festival is a world known festival and is bigger than any other similar event or festival in the world!
Famous people/films from Edinburgh?
There are loads of different famous people from Edinburgh but here are some names with links:
Robert Burns, Sir Alexander Fleming, David Hume, David Livingstone, Flora Macdonald, John Muir, Sir Walter Scott, Adam Smith, Muriel Spark, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Here are some films made in Edinburgh: Trainspotting, Chariots of fire, Regeneration, Hallam Foe, Shallow Grave, The Illusionist, Festival, Burke and Hare, and One day.
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