To mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, find out more about the impact of the battle within Scotland, from public celebrations to political unrest, the celebrity of veterans and the birth of battlefield tourism.
Talk:
On 9 September by Paul O'Keeffe, author of Waterloo: The Aftermath and a new edition of Walter Scott's writings on Waterloo, investigates the looting of the battlefield, the clearing of its dead and wounded and its invasion by sensation- and souvenir-seeking tourists.
More information on the website of The National Museum of Scotland
Langue(s) : English