Famous Scots

By no means prepared by birth, education or training for leadership, Wallace...

Jacobite influences are often found in Scottish culture. Indeed, many of their stories...

Thomas Maggs, the son of the local publican, lives with his parents and sister in a...

Life dealt Mary Queen of Scots love, intensity, betrayal and tragedy in generous...

She was Queen of Scotland and of France, and a possible Queen of England; she was...

Much has been written about Robert Burns’s early days in Ayrshire and on his latter...

Robert the Bruce is one of the great heroic figures of history. When, after years of...

Regarded by many as Scott's greatest work, this diary gives an extraordinary day-to-day...

Following the rise and fall of one of Britain's most fascinating and original arists of...

Part of a series of guides on key figures and themes, this book follows the life of...

Scott only embarked on his literary career in early middle age. In the face of constant...

Robert Burns is one of Scotland's best-loved poets. His remarkable genius is preserved...