Porteous Riots
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The Porteous Riots surrounded the activities of John Porteous, Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was lynched by a mob for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while orderi
The Porteous Mob, painted in 1855 by James Drummond
The Porteous Riot by James Skene, 1818
Re-enactors dressed as the Edinburgh City Guard at the time of the Porteous Riot
Drawing of the West Bow in Edinburgh, which connected the Lawnmarket to the Grassmarket
The Heart of Midlothian is a heart-shaped mosaic, formed of coloured granite setts, located outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. It marks the site of the entrance to Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth, whi
Porteous Riots
…today marked by a memorial plate. The site of the notorious Tolbooth prison is marked by paving stones arranged in the form of a heart, known as the Heart of Midlothian. Even today, passers-by will spit on the spot, a tradition originally intended to demonstrate their contempt for the hated Tolbooth. A fictionalised…
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