Scotland

Scotland’s short-lived, catastrophic Central American colony exposed its precarious relationship with England. Was closer union an inevitable result?

A vivid account of groundbreaking archaeological excavations at a Scottish site of crucial importance to the North Sea world.

The castles of Scotland are tangible evidence of the country’s evolution from violent feudalism towards a more settled and centralised nation state. David C. Weinczok explores a land of hill forts, towerhouses and châteaux. 

The life and thought of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, and the competing claims for his legacy. 

Few events have been as romanticised and misunderstood as the Jacobite Rebellion. And, as Jacqueline Riding explains, politics has brought its myths to the fore once again.

The first monarch of the House of Stewart was born on March 2nd, 1316.

Roger Hudson describes how the ‘stiffest bridge in the world’ took shape following a railway disaster in 1897.

The Stuart banner was raised on 6 September 1715.

Behind the beautiful work of the ‘Father of Glasgow’ lay a deep and lasting love.

Henry Stewart wed Mary on July 29th 1565.