scottish history
Dunnottar Woods: Fascinating historic features to be found among the trees
February 2 2022
Sir Walter Scott 250th anniversary: Did ‘The Wizard of the North’ invent the Scottish tourist industry?
August 14 2021
Outlander star Colin McFarlane reveals name of new character appearing in forthcoming ninth novel
July 30 2021
Outlander effect: Are Jacobite symbols hidden in plain sight at House of Dun near Montrose?
May 8 2021
Scottish history often ‘overlooked’ in schools says author of new Siege of St Andrews Castle historic novel
January 9 2021
Skeleton of Robert the Bruce found in Fife may actually be that of King David I
January 2 2021
READERS’ LETTERS: Stone of Destiny’s theft forced closure of the border
December 24 2020
For Kin and clan: MacThomas clan chief celebrates 50th anniversary and his family’s Glenshee roots
October 10 2020
FEATURE: ‘I’d never been dressed up in drag before!’ says former Kate Kennedy as St Andrews procession postponed
April 15 2020
19th century Dundee Chartist absconded to USA after being declared an ‘outlaw’ for demanding fairer workers’ rights
April 6 2020
FEATURE: 700th anniversary of Declaration of Arbroath reveals ‘misconceptions’ about the ancient document
April 4 2020
LONG READ: ‘Soon there will be nothing left’ – The sad story of Tayside’s ghost village
December 7 2019
On the day of Queen Victoria’s coronation, thousands of tanked-up Dundonians almost burnt city down
September 5 2019
VIDEO: Reenactors mark 330th anniversary of the Battle of Killiecrankie
July 29 2019
ALEX BELL: A farewell to the last of the great Scots scholars
May 16 2019
The paedophile Catholic priest who became the darling of Dundee’s Orange Order
May 13 2019
Author explores crossover between fantasy of Game of Thrones and reality of Scottish history
May 4 2019
The woman who may or may not have killed her sister – and why her Forfar hanging was a sorrowful affair
April 10 2019
‘A deadly embrace’: The epic Victorian ‘rap battles’ of Dundee were something to behold
March 6 2019
Mugshots of Victorian Scottish criminals, taken at Perth prison, to go on display for first time
February 13 2019
‘A disgrace to civilisation’ – When the bothies of Tayside and Fife were so cold men’s trousers froze solid
January 9 2019
Calls for legal action to safeguard crumbling hotel once visited by Bonnie Prince Charlie
December 29 2018
Who needs Stone of Destiny when you’ve got world’s biggest hedge? – Row erupts around ancient relic
November 28 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Edinburgh Castle could shatter Perth’s Stone of Destiny dream
November 27 2018