The Real Outlaw King: Robert Bruce’s Story in Six Scottish Locations
The story of Robert Bruce is riddled with complexities. Anyone searching for a simplistic figure, whether they want him to...
The story of Robert Bruce is riddled with complexities. Anyone searching for a simplistic figure, whether they want him to...
The destrier, bred for battle, thundered across the ford with the stab of a spur. A missile made...
I take particular delight in sharing the historic wonders of places that usually, and often unjustifiably, fly well under the...
Edinburgh is a city of ceaseless discovery. If one thing unites the locals (aside from the usually friendly rivalry with...
You never know when the mood to go history hunting will strike. In these tentative days of mid-Spring, when the...
The world’s eye has always flickered curiously in Scotland’s direction. The Romans famously coveted yet failed to tame it; Victorians...
In my humble and entirely professional opinion, James Douglas could beat William Wallace in a fight. Before you scream ‘heresy!’,...
It came, it saw, it conquered all but the bravest (or most foolish) of souls, but the ‘Beast from the...
A tumbling ruin in the empty hills, filled with dark nooks and echoes of fell deeds still murmuring in the...