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Even closer to history, and almost as footnoteworthy, is Robert Perrin's Jewels (Stein & Day; 269 pages; $9.95), a recreation of one of the century's greatest unsolved heists. To the vast displeasure of King Edward VII, to whom they belonged, the so-called Irish Crown Jewels vanished...
Put it down to lazy majesté, perhaps. Visiting a sheep farm in Argyll, Scotland, Britain's Prince Charles volunteered to shear a sheep with electric clippers as he had been taught as a schoolboy in Australia. As far as the Highland sheep was concerned, the Prince of Wales...
Of the hundreds of Western Isles, few are as precious to Scots as tiny lona (pop. 90), where many kings of Scotland are buried and where St. Columba landed in the 6th century, bringing Christianity and the Irish art of whisky distilling. In 1693 the powerful Campbells of Argyll received...
Ian Campbell, 41, who is both the twelfth Duke of Argyll and Chief of the Clan Campbell, says he is surprised how "darned fast" the news of the sale got around and claims a dozen offers "from all over the world." Campbell is selling the island because he owes the...
With Scottish pride still bruised following the inconclusive "devolution" referendum to give the region more autonomy, Scotsmen were rallying to save little lona; Scottish Nationalist M.P. Iain McCormick, representing Argyll, called for the government to buy it.