Scottish History

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat...

Early historic Scotland - from the fifth to the tenth century AD - was home to a...

An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared...

In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem...

A fascinating look at the history of Scotland, from the Ice Age all the way up to the...

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

Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In...

As 8,000 Scottish soldiers, most of them spearmen, faced 18,000 English infantrymen,...

Pictish history is recorded only in fragments presented by writers whose lords and...

The remote islands off the north-west coast of Scotland boast a huge range of...

Based on personal memories of his life in Ireland and Scotland in the early 1900s, this...

In this acclaimed book, Alistair Moffat tells the story of a part of Scotland that has...