Scottish History

As a woman, if you lived in Scotland in the 1500s, there was a very good chance that...

The story of the Jacobite Rebellions really began in 1534, when King Henry VIII changed...

The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history. At its height it...

As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a...

For most people, the story of the Jacobites perished on a bitter day in April 1746 when...

The humorous and intricately designed Lewis Chessmen were discovered in 1831, one of...

Throughout its existence, Glasgow has been a city of great complexity. From its...

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

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

Duncan Harley takes the reader on a grand tour through Aberdeenshire’s fascinating and...

An extensively researched, myth-busting account of the world’s most famous monster...

The search for a Northwest Passage, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific was one of...