Scottish History

Dumfries has a long history, and much of it is well-recorded. As well known as much of...

When Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the sixteenth century, built on the...

The Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland...

Scapa Flow in the Orkneys would be the forbidding destination for many thousands of...

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

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

Two thousand years ago, southern Scotland was part of a great empire, the Roman Empire....

A charming, lively and often amusing tour of 36 forgotten episodes and overlooked...

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

An absolute must-read for those of you who love the Island of Arran. Full of anecdote...

Fascinating photographic history of Scotland from ancient times to the present day...

Merlin is a legend, but legends seldom come from nothing. His true story sheds light on...