Scottish History

A lively new history from one of Scotland's brightest young historians.

Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political ambition...

Who was St Columba? Why was Mary, Queen of Scots executed? When were the Jacobite...

Few aspects of Scottish history inspire as fervent an interest as the wars with...

It is easy to overlook how much of our history is preserved all around us - the way the...