scottish history

The Jacobite Wars

In the first part of our new series, Graham Goodlad explores the Jacobite movement’s early attempts to overthrow Britain’s ruling Protestant monarchy.

Road to Culloden

Onwards and upwards a timeline tracing the developing fortunes and many incarnations of America's air force in the 2oth century.

What makes this is a welcome addition to the not inconsiderable number of histories of Glasgow, is that Moffat knows how to tell a good story. The book is of interest because it extends back to prehistory and up to…

Fifteenth-century coin hoard discovered in the Scottish Borders

A hoard of mid- 15th-century Scottish and English coins has been discovered in the Cappercleuch area, in the Scottish Borders. The 30 gold and silver coins were discovered by a pair of metal-detectorists, who reported their find to the Treasure…

Where Men No More May Reap or Sow

REVIEW BY SOPHIA CHAPPLE In Where Men No More May Reap or Sow, Richard Oram analyses five centuries of Scottish environmental history across 13 chapters. This project initially sought to cover the early medieval period up until COP26, recently held…

Freedom’s champion: Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329

The man who delivered Scotland’s independence was born 750 years ago this summer. Stephen Roberts examines his life, and analyses the landmark victory that forged a nation.

The Past

Jacobites Quiz

The Jacobites were supporters of which Catholic king of England, Scotland and Ireland, deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688?

BELOW Although much of Structure 1’s stone had been robbed out for later building projects, its paved floor remained largely intact, suggesting that this surface had been overgrown and hidden at the time of the recycling.

The Past

This week: Glencoe

Tragically, massacres have been a regular feature of human conflict – and locations as varied as Amritsar and Srebrenica, Rwanda and Guatemala, Malmedy and My Lai have all earned their places in the annals of infamy. But while examples of indiscriminate mass killing may sadly be relatively commonplace, each has its own uniquely terrible story – the appalling product of time, place and a particular set of circumstances.