Category: History
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The Scottish Secret Agent
After a seat-of-pants drive north out of London, James Bond parks his Aston Martin DB5 at the side a...
Homecoming and the Scottish Diaspora
Historical events like the land clearances of the 18th and 19th centuries often saw Scottish people...
Andy Stewart: what’s he on aboot?
We think he’s mucking out a cow shed, but who with…. and what’s Whiskey might be...
Skye Boat Song
Charles Edward Stuart, better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie is the subject of the beautiful Boat in...
Lord Strathcona: a man of perseverance
In May of this year we celebrated our very popular Highland Titles Homecoming event. (Just click on...
The haunted Stones of Mull
If you go down to the woods today, you may be in for a surprise. On the isle of Mull a line of tell...
William Wallace: Birth of a Hero
Background July 1296. The sun shone bravely, but dark clouds glowered over Scotland. Their king, the...
Hadrian and the Lost Legion
In AD117 Emperor Hadrian assumed his leadership of the vast Roman Empire. In the same year a Roman...
Gaelic Names of the Caledonian Forest
‘These trees are magnificent, but even more magnificent is the sublime and moving space them,...