The persecution began in the 1500s and lasted almost two centuries. Nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, a vast majority of them women. They were arrested, brutally tortured and coerced ...

So, are you Government or are you Jacobite? What? Huh? My wife and I were fortunate to get to visit Scotland a few weeks ago, and during our tour it became apparent that if we were going to appreciate ...

Sally Foster has received/is receiving funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Historic Environment Scotland and AHRC for various research projects. Glowing from enthusiastic reviews and ...

Presented by Neil Oliver, A History of Scotland is a television series first broadcast in November 2008 on BBC One Scotland and later shown UK-wide on BBC Two during January 2009. The second series ...

(Reuters) - Here is a timeline of Scotland's relations with England as the British government set out conditions on Tuesday under which Scotland would be allowed to hold a referendum on breaking away ...