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6 Unusual Facts You Didn’t Know about Robert Burns
January 25th sees the annual celebration of the birth of ‘The Bard’ – Scotland’s poet, a...
Robert The Bruce: The Father of Scottish Independence
Robert The Bruce: Overview Life: 1274 – 1329 Reign: 1306 – 1329 Age at ascension: 31 of...
The History of Piping for Fallen Heroes in the US
Brought to the United States over one hundred and fifty years ago by the Scottish immigrants, the a...
The Claymore – Blade of Scotland
The claymore was a unique weapon found solely among the clansmen of Scotland. Developed in the early...
James Graham – A Scottish Hero
James Graham, Scottish Hero Everyone has heard of William Wallace since his name was made all...
History of Mother’s Day
Once a year, a day is set aside in celebration of mothers. In the UK, this day is generally the or...
New Year the Scottish way: A history of Hogmanay
The origin of the word ‘Hogmanay’ isn’t clear. Some suggest it may have come from...
Clan Campbell: Feuds, Tartan, History & Castle
Clan Campbell, politically (and in every other way), was the most successful clan in Scottish...
Celtic Scotland Civilised the English!
In the Early Middle (used to be called ‘Dark’) Ages, that period of time between the departure a...