Apparently some of the info included is (thankfully) inaccurate. Sorry about that! From Mary King's Close: Thank you for the mention 🤗 Unfortunately, plague victims being walled up in Edinburgh is 100% a myth & historically inaccurate. Affected residents would be sent to quarantine camps outside the city instead.

@countmurcielago9802

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

I really do love Edinburgh though ❤️🏰

@Spike0000

2 жыл бұрын

@Rod Kimble She's a natural stunner isn't she?:)....

@andrewthomasduff.4180

2 жыл бұрын

Beauty Creep here here Edinburghs is lovely

@andrewthomasduff.4180

2 жыл бұрын

BeautyCreep Edinburghs worth a visit and the history will continue in the City you've an Old Town and a New Town I prefer the Edinburghs Old Town because it's the original street that existed all of it's historic but more the Old Town is

@mazeblazy3322

2 жыл бұрын

can"t wait to go back (couse I live in Hungary)

As I recall, Burke and Hare are the reason why we now have organ donor laws. They were also the inspiration for Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein.

@Spike0000

2 жыл бұрын

It blows "the dodgy shellfish" induced nightmare right out of the water eh?:)....

I love Edinburgh, been on one of the vault tours and it was fascinating. Definitely my favourite city to visit and explore.

Erin, I am the son of a Scotsman from Glasgow, also a history P.h.D.. These stories teach us so much about real life. When most historians write or teach this real life stories, such as the polluted loch are lift out. Thank You. Bill Collins

I'm scottish living in germany and I've never been to my homeland before... I am depressed about this. This is why I watch your videos:to learn about my homeland. Thank you Erin ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😔

Still want to visit Scotland for the old history geekiness and the supernatural stuff since that seems to be attracted to me.

This was fascinating! As someone who is also interested in dark and horrific things of course I loved this! Any future videos like this would always be appreciated. Thank Erin!

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Will keep that in mind! Thanks for watching ☺️

I had never been to Scotland when I started following you over 8 years ago. I think it was the Scottish accent video that got me hooked. I've been to Scotland like 5 times since. Mostly Aberdeen. Love your country! Your accent is so adorable and you're so interesting and so, so, so beautiful!

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it here! And thank you

This was so interesting! I could have listened for hours lol. Would definitely love another one about Edinburgh (or Scotland more generally)

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed :)

Perhaps a "tour of the gore" of Edinburgh would make a good video

And I love the variety of hotels in Edinburgh all of them are welcoming

Alice Roberts did a video about Edinburgh that I watched recently. She also mentioned the north Loch. Thanks for waiting until I found my glasses before starting.

“ the old town was very very crowded years and years back” It still is crowded but now with tourists!

There was a Police museum at 188 High St, I believe. It had some of the leather goods made from Burkes skin.

Edinburgh's dark history is a big reason it was so fascinating for me to visit. My husband & I will be back when the world situation permits!

Loved Edinburgh, can't wait to go back! The history about the castle being destroyed & rebuilt so many times is fascinating.

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I remember the story about the cadavers. Grave robbing too was also so bad then throughout Scotland.

I went to edinburgh for the first time yesterday for a day trip. Wish I stayed longer as I wanted to explore all creepy history edinburgh has to offer.!

You should look up the history of Perth and do a video on it. I've got some books about the history here, there was a story where a woman tripped and got her hair ripped off by a passing tram. Gruesome!!

When you brought up Burke and Hare, my mind immediately went to a classic bit of Still Game banter "Oh look who it is, Burke and Hare" "Shut yer hole Boabby, if we were Burke and hare we wouldnae be robbin' yer grave, we'd be pissin' in it"

Yes, please do more videos about things like that, I really enjoyed this video :)

Enjoyed the lesson, great fun!

Keep up with good work

well done x interesting!

has anyone said that your accent is absolutely fantastic I could listen to you for ages not even caring about the subject matter..

Nice stories would like too hear more.

History is so interesting! I could listen to that more

Heart of MidLothian,The Tollbooth - Edinburgh and its history fascinates in so many ways.

There's a lot do in the city both local and tourists make their visits worth while

So much to like about Scotland. These historic stories and places, beauty of the land and hospitable people I’ve heard. Hoping to visit someday, until then I keep watching as long as you keep sharing. 👍

Love your videos!

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you!

Great Video! We love these macabre stories! Please do more on Edinburgh and Scotland. You could do a weekly one Macabre Mondays or something... Haha. Love your videos. Hi from New Zealand 😊

Great upload Erin! I love the history of Edinburgh and Scotland in general, so this was definitely enthralling. I've read about some of this stuff in the past, but thanks for some new insight. There are historical stories everywhere in Scotland. Such an incredibly interesting country. CHEERS! ... from Canada.

Beauty Creep brill vid from I love you as a KZreadr also I love your content

Oh yes please Erin. More Scottish history. I love to hear all about it. Great job !!!! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦🥂🥂🍹🍹

I love these videos! I think we look at the past with a good dose of romanticism, so it's really fascinating to learn all these weird morbid facts.

All of your videos I've watched has been thoroughly entertaining and informative. To me you are one of the best parts. Granted Ms. Doogan, you may not be the best storyteller but ya do have a particular style that is alluring. ♥️

Can you do one for Glasgow next? I really enjoyed this, very interesting and disturbing lol Thank God we have toilets those poor people i can't even imagine the stench!

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Will get on it

I really enjoyed this, especially since I actually knew some of what you were talking about thanks to the Lore podcast. The info about the Loch was new to me, though. I think it would be fun if you did more and actually went into a bit more detail about one or two stories instead of rushing through a bunch.

I would love it if you made a video on Burke and Hare or other famous murderers, I think stuff like that is so interesting

You should start a series of these and go into detail on the events after you do a top 5 on it - this is fascinating stuff. There is soo much history and I could listen to it for hours. Please keep going! ☺👍

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Aww I'm glad you enjoyed, I'll definitely do more ☺️

Stories best for Halloween especially the one about the two boys and the bell...

After watching this, I can now appreciate more aspects aboot Edinburgh, where I will be moving house from Japan within a couple of weeks 🏠

Ooo creepy stories. Have you heard the Ten Fold More Wicked podcast? The second season is all about Burke and Hare.

No wonder my relatives moved to the U.S. There's something bizarre about people crowding into a city full of pestilence set in the middle of some of the most unspoiled land in world.

Burke & Hare was made into a movie in 2010 with Simon Pegg. It's actually pretty good.

HI Erin thank for the history lesson about Edinburgh the place of which i'm from

Its definitely interesting ,,👍

Thank you very much I’m after cleaning up the beer I spat out after you said jobbies 🤣superb🤣

brilliant video on manky edinburgh.......that norloch must have been pure bogin no wonder they got the plaque. loving your quirky dark personality a bit like mine| thinking you must be a nhs worker

The Edinburgh witch tour was fantastic.! I would definitely move to scotland if it was possible . Would having Scottish ancestry help? 😂😂 hope you have a great week Erin and thanks for the vid!

Sounds like Salem Massachusetts isn't the only town with a bloody past sounds like Edinburgh had its own share of witch hunts

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of places in Scotland had witch hunts, v interesting

@andrewnolin6441

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in New England, there are a lot of places.

The people are friendly

The violence hasn’t ended, you just need to visit Muirhouse, pilton, Granto, niddrie, wester hailes and sighthill.

I'm either going mad or I can hear someone snoring 🤣

I like your stories and appreciate that you have to do quite a bit of research to put one of these videos up, and you could never do it every week and do a full time job as well. Life was definitely not better in the old days. I live in a small country town with about 10,000 population and a lot of things you told about Edinburgh are just as true down here in the West Country. A few generations ago 5000 people were crammed into a dozen or so streets along the river and overcrowding and bad housing was endemic. The river was truly insanitary. The waste from a slaughterhouse was just tipped into the river and the cider mills also used to tip their waste into the river. It stank. And the streets stank. My former father-in-law told me that his aunt (or great-aunt?) used to chuck the contents of her chamber-pot out of an upstairs window into the street. And shout 'Gardy-Loo'. All the slums are gone now and the better houses in the former slum area have become quite gentrified with poshly-spoken incomers from London and the Thames Valley.

On a lighter note...I had a great time in Edinburgh 20yrs back in Penicuik...Best summer of my life that....

I love my Edinburgh and I am stuck in Pakistan last 8 months I miss Edinburgh 😢 will be back soon hopefully

We took a "horror tour" when we visited Edinburgh. It was very fun and informative. Learned a lot about Burke and Hare and the Witch "trials". The part about "garde l'eau" was disgusting and hilarious at the same time . 😆

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@donchart1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ErinsHoose forgot to mention that we did visit a store (i think where we booked the tour from. "The Witchery" I think) that has one of the card holders that was made out of Burke's skin.

Shaun: so you have chosen...death hahahah

I love Edinburgh

Ooo I hope theres one of Mary queen of Scots Also I want to go to some cuz I live in scotland

Last time I was in Edinburgh I stayed near the Burke & Hare strip bar, which I found pretty hilarious, if a bit grim

pretty young women talking about gore and general nastiness and things like that is always very entertaining. may we have more please, thank you very much.

My favourite story I heard from a tour in Edinburgh is a woman as punishment for being a witch or just for being a woman was nailed to a barrel or wheel and rolled down the hill into the Norloch to drown.

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Typical Scotland! 😅

Yes, study history and find the difference between truth or advantage.

Woo!! I love Scotland!!

I can't wait to go in Autumn!

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

You'll love it!

You ever been in the vaults and stayed over ? I haven’t but would kinda like do it though I’d need a few change of underpants lol

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

I've been in the vaults but never stayed over

@gaz8177

2 жыл бұрын

@@ErinsHoose 👍

Roadworks, House prices, Homelessness, Parking, and City of Edinburgh Council. There's your 5.

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

The exact same could be said for all over Scotland then in that case

@roberttelford745

2 жыл бұрын

@@ErinsHoose house prices and parking are on another level from the rest of Scotland though

ok i paused the video at 0:50 to see if i can guess a couple of the histories. burke and hare sonny bean rat plauge witch craft now head head gone blank lol lets see if i right lol

If you’re not into murder and the plague……who are these people!?

😳Just thinkin about poor ole “Nessie” she had to swim in all that poop and dead body’s n stuff back in the day…😔

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully Loch Ness is a good while away 😅

@amberhiggins6327

2 жыл бұрын

I hear or read something online about a new type of fish found in Loch Ness bur I don't remember the source.

@jvgreendarmok

2 жыл бұрын

@@ErinsHoose The Nor'Loch monster. Uh... Nossie.

Scots causing a scare today: "...there's a f£!@ing dinosaur in that loch, and all of yous care that it's gonnae eat you! Now, let's have a ginwag!"

I believe "Auld Reekie" is a name for the devil. I used to teach Scottish Country Dancing, and we had a dance with that name.

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

It means Old Smokey :)

Only 5? I wanted to hear her say six.

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I Wii go Scotland

Are you going to festival?

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Nope!

Edinburgh is the best

BURKE & HARE were never "GRAVEROBBERS"

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they were mainly murderers, like I mentioned in the video but they're commonly known to be graverobbers...when they were murderers.

I bet they didnt have bad things happen in......Western 'Bartonshire'''''

You know how to tell a good story Erin I never knew about the plague seems not much has changed there we have our own now may be bricking up anti vaxers would create a few jobs 😀😀

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The most gruesome thing about Edinburgh... ... is the population of English living there.

@ErinsHoose

2 жыл бұрын

Now now