Scottish History

The douce Ayrshire seaside town of Troon today is a desirable place to live, with a...

In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain to...

This Ayrshire town has its origins in the salt industry. By 1800 there were 2,000...

The Little Book of Edinburgh is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort...

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

Edinburgh enjoyed a remarkable 18th Century. John Kay (1742-1826) was a self-taught...

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

Underwater archaeology paints a dramatic picture of life in the prehistoric past. The...

This is the story of how Scotland has defined itself through its art over the past 5000...

She has been commonlie called a rank witch these many years bygane - the trial of agnes...

These are the memoirs of a teacher from England who became headmaster of Garrynemonie...

Meticulously researched, The Mysterious Case of the Stone of Destiny is a gripping...