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'Spruce up' for Culloden exhibits (UK)

Prime exhibits from Culloden are heading for a spring clean before returning to play a central role at a new visitor centre.

Staff from the National Trust for Scotland have been packing up important items dating back to the battle.

The exhibits include a sword seized from Bonnie Prince Charlie's baggage after the fight ended.

It also features a letter from the prince to King Louis of France pleading for vital support to the Jacobite army.
Read entire article at BBC