James Calbraith
@jamescalbraith.co.uk
Edinburgh. Author of history-adjacent fiction. The Saxon Spears and other Post-Roman tales. Jamescalbraith.co.uk 🏳️⚧️❤️🏳️🌈
"Iconic scrapyard" please kindly fuck off, Edinburgh Live.
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"Iconic scrapyard" please kindly fuck off, Edinburgh Live.
Edinburgh Gothic
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Edinburgh Gothic
Gates of the Princes Street Railway Station, once a chief rival of the Waverley.
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Gates of the Princes Street Railway Station, once a chief rival of the Waverley.
Christmas Carousel in the Princes Street Gardens
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Christmas Carousel in the Princes Street Gardens
Is the problem 'nobody asked for this'
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Is the problem 'nobody asked for this'
Dawn o'er Waverley
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Dawn o'er Waverley
I thought it's a bit, but she's digging in.
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I thought it's a bit, but she's digging in.
Let There Be Light, Edinburgh Central Library
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Let There Be Light, Edinburgh Central Library
I think I'll be fine with Alec Guinness.
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I think I'll be fine with Alec Guinness.
1st Balkan War:
2nd Balkan War:
2nd Balkan War:
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
1st Balkan War:
2nd Balkan War:
2nd Balkan War:
Edinburgh Meat Market - gate is all that's left
November 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Edinburgh Meat Market - gate is all that's left
Yesterday's dramatic Edinburgh skyline.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Yesterday's dramatic Edinburgh skyline.
'prehistoric human history' is just 'human prehistory' you numbskulls.
(and of course we have to rewrite it all again, must be third time this week)
(and of course we have to rewrite it all again, must be third time this week)
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
'prehistoric human history' is just 'human prehistory' you numbskulls.
(and of course we have to rewrite it all again, must be third time this week)
(and of course we have to rewrite it all again, must be third time this week)
"I don't live in a mansion, I just live in a 100-years-old 5-bedroom house in Richmond"
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"I don't live in a mansion, I just live in a 100-years-old 5-bedroom house in Richmond"
If I'm reading this right, 300,000 of those are here on student visas, so without counting those we'd be in net negative?
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
If I'm reading this right, 300,000 of those are here on student visas, so without counting those we'd be in net negative?
Taap Hall, 18th century Dutch captain's house on Ferry Road, Leith
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Taap Hall, 18th century Dutch captain's house on Ferry Road, Leith
I asked Claude and he told me Rommel is as good as defeated.
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I asked Claude and he told me Rommel is as good as defeated.
Check out point 3 of Russia's 'peace plan' which puts Russia's armed invasions of neighbours as equal to NATO's peaceful and voluntary expansion. Russia wants to dictate what every other country in the world can do. 'or else'.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Check out point 3 of Russia's 'peace plan' which puts Russia's armed invasions of neighbours as equal to NATO's peaceful and voluntary expansion. Russia wants to dictate what every other country in the world can do. 'or else'.
Fun fact: Realclearpolling used to just have Trump's Net Approval as the first number here. Now it's just 'Approval' because Net is so bad even according to their biased average.
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fun fact: Realclearpolling used to just have Trump's Net Approval as the first number here. Now it's just 'Approval' because Net is so bad even according to their biased average.
And here's Polish PM's rightly indignant reaction to the 'plan'. Mentioning Poland in it is just Putin testing how far he can push Trump towards total capitulation.
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
And here's Polish PM's rightly indignant reaction to the 'plan'. Mentioning Poland in it is just Putin testing how far he can push Trump towards total capitulation.
Scaramanga to build drones for Ukraine. This is a strange plot development for the James Bond franchise.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Scaramanga to build drones for Ukraine. This is a strange plot development for the James Bond franchise.
104 points in Fantasy #Taskmaster, mostly because I stuck with #teammaisie throughout the series.
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
104 points in Fantasy #Taskmaster, mostly because I stuck with #teammaisie throughout the series.
Jesus Christ of Lepanto, Barcelona Cathedral. According to the legend, the Christ was mounted on the prow of a Spanish ship at Lepanto, and swerved his torso to avoid a flying cannonball, Bugs Bunny-style.
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Jesus Christ of Lepanto, Barcelona Cathedral. According to the legend, the Christ was mounted on the prow of a Spanish ship at Lepanto, and swerved his torso to avoid a flying cannonball, Bugs Bunny-style.