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  "path": "/2026/04/14/history-nerd-bucket-list-the-jenny-geddes-stool/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T11:06:13.000Z",
  "site": "https://crookedtimber.org",
  "tags": [
    "Empire",
    "Europe",
    "History",
    "Religion"
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  "textContent": "Before I depart this world, I would like to visit St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, and see the Jenny Geddes memorial. I’m told it’s open to the public. Why? What’s interesting about a stool? Well, it’s probably impossible to point to a single moment, or a single object, and say “The Enlightenment began here.”. […]",
  "title": "History Nerd Bucket List:  The Jenny Geddes Stool"
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