The History of Scotland Magazine
Every month we will feature articles relating to the history of Scotland – famous people, famous battles, famous places etc. These will build over the months into a full and intriguing insight into the history of this ancient land.
Deacon Brodie
A respected member of Edinburgh society, Brodie was a skilful cabinet-maker and member of the Town Council as well as deacon of the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons. However, Brodie had a secret night-time occupation as leader of a gang of burglars.
The Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances remain a controversial period in Scotland’s history. Sheep farming being more profitable than farming, thousands of people were forcibly ‘cleared’ from the Scottish highlands…
The Scottish Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment was the birth of an intellectual and philosophical movement in the late 18th and 19th century, Scotland’s Belle Époque…
North Berwick Witch Trials
The first major witchcraft persecution in Scotland, the North Berwick Witch Trials were famous for their brutality – and for the sheer number of people tried from such a small town…
O Flower of Scotland
Ever wondered why Scottish folk prefer to sing the words to the recently written Flower of Scotland rather than the traditional national anthem God Save the King? Could it have something to do with a little known verse of that song …?
The Scottish Colonisation of Nova Scotia
The story of the colonisation of Nova Scotia (or New Scotland), Canada, by Scottish settlers.
The Auld Enemies
The battles of Flodden, Dunbar, Prestonpans and Culloden in Scottish history.
Kings and Queens of Scotland
Kings and Queens of Scotland from 1005 to the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI succeeded to the throne of England.
