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.
You may also be interested in our History of Britain section covering the period from the Act of Union during Queen Anne‘s reign to the modern day.
The Tontine Principle
What could you do in a Tontine? Well, you could buy a cotton mill, a cutter, or a coal mine. In Scotland, tontines were found throughout the country…
The Admirable Crichton
Most people know of the Admiral Crichton from the play by Scottish writer J.M. Barrie. But who was the original “Admirable Crichton” and what made him admirable?
The Battle Of Prestonpans, September 21st 1745
The Battle of Prestonpans was the first significant conflict in the second Jacobite Rising. The Jacobites achieved a stunning victory…
The Magical Life and Curious Death of the Great Lafayette
On 9th May 1911, The Palace Empire Theatre in Edinburgh was packed with an audience of 3,000 people. They were there to see the spectacular illusions of the world’s most talented and famed magician, The Great Lafayette…
The Oldest Running Cinema In Scotland
In the small loch-side town of Campletown in Scotland, you will find a hidden gem – a cinema that is over 100 years old, beautifully restored and still showing films!
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771, in a small third floor flat in College Wynd in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Scott was the ninth child of Anne Rutherford and Walter Scott, a solicitor and member of the private society the Writers of the Signet.
Neil Armstrong’s Visit to Langholm
On 21st July 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the surface of the moon. While the world celebrated, one town in Scotland regarded Armstrong’s achievement as a personal success story: Langholm, the Muckle Toon…
Helen Duncan, Scotland’s Last Witch
The story of Helen Duncan – spiritualist, medium and the last person in Britain to be tried and sentenced under the 1735 Witchcraft Act…
