Edinburgh
Castle, situated high above the city on Castle Rock , was once the home of the
kings and queens of Scotland. The 700-year-old Crown of Scotland is still on
display there, and the Royal apartments include a tiny room where the future
king of England , James 1,was born in 1566. The castle was the site of many battles
with the English. Over the centuries, it
survived many attempts to destroy it, which is why many Scots see it as a
symbol of their own survival. Visitors to the castle will see a military guard
at the gate, because the castle is still the headquarters of the army’s
Scottish Division. The famous Military Tattoo is also held here every August.
This is a spectacular three-week festival of bagpipe and band music, marching
and display by Scottish regiments. Edinburgh
Castle houses exhibition of Scottish history
and a collection of armour and weapons. As well as what there is to see inside,
the castle’s hilltop position offers the best views of the city.
Peter Plogojowitz (Serbian form: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић) was a Serbian peasant believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers.
Peter Plogojowitz (Serbian form: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић) was a Serbian peasant believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers. The case was described in the report of Imperial Provisor Frombald, an official of the Austrian administration, who witnessed the exorcism via impalation by stake of Plogojowitz. Peter Plogojowitz lived in a village named Kisilova (Kisiljevo) in the part of Serbia that temporarily passed from Ottoman into Austrian hands after the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) and was ceded back to the Ottomans with the Treaty of Belgrade (1739). Plogojowitz died in 1725. His death was followed by a spate of other sudden deaths (after very short maladies of about twenty-four hours each). Within eight days, nine persons perished. On their death-beds the victims allegedly claimed to have been throttled by Plogojowitz at night. Plogojowitz's wife stated that he had visited her and asked her for his opanci (...