Scotland

Murray Watson looks at the historical roots of a phenomenon few commentators have noted: the sizeable English presence in Scotland.

Alexander Wilkinson considers what the French made of the controversial royal who played a pivotal role in the French wars of religion, both as Queen of Scots and Queen of France.

The Scottish king fought Malcolm Canmore on 27 July 1054.

Martin Henig, interviewed by Tony Morris, shares a beaker of wine with the Emperor Hadrian.

Retha Warnicke examines the tumultuous career of Mary, Queen of Scots, before her long incarceration by her cousin Elizabeth I of England.

Richard Cavendish describes James IV of Scots and Margaret Tudor's wedding on August 8th, 1503.

Raymond Campbell Paterson re-examines the fortunes and friendships of a key figure of Charles II’s administration.

Was Bruce as patriotic or as harmonious in his relationship with Wallace as the view of historical romance has handed down? Andrew Fisher investigates the meaning of patriotism in 14th-century Scotland and suggests the tradition needs revising.

Keith M. Brown on the Scottish nobility in the early modern period.

Michael Hunter tells how a mysterious phenomenon in the Highlands sparked a debate between scientific virtuosi and urban sceptics, in an episode that helps shed light on the vexed issue of ‘the decline of magic’.