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Dropped balls prove fatal for Scotland’s first king
tennis Having discovered the game of tennis while in captivity as a child, King James I had his own court built when he returned to Scotland in 1424. When he was constantly losing balls down a nearby...
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Stewart Stamp Series Issued by Royal Mail
Neil Oliver with the stamps A new series of stamps by the Royal Mail have been issued, depicting the Stewart monarchs who ruled Scotland between 1406 and 1603, the year of the Union of the Crowns. The...
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‘Birth certificate of Scotland’ unearthed by archaeologists
There has been a remarkable breakthrough in discovering Scotland’s origins. Oliver O’Grady with Suzanne Urquhart of Scone Abbey The ancient mound known as the Moot Hill in the ground of Scone Palace...
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Drumnacoub – A Bloody Battle in the Far North
Battle of Drumnacoub (between 1427 and 1433) The Kyle of Tongue This battle was an internal feud among the men of Clan MacKay but also involved some Sutherland men. A disastrous battle, it led to the...
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The Battle of Baugé
Throughout Scottish history there have been many battles fought on Scots soil, many have been fought on English soil, however a few battles between Scotland and England have taken place on French soil....
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The Logans of Restalrig
As residents of Leith, the very fashionable port area to the north of Edinburgh I’ve always been curious about any clan connections this neck of the woods may have – We are – it appears- in the heart...
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10 Strange Scottish Deaths.
Scotland has had a long and turbulent history. From the Middle Ages where life was best described by Thomas Hobbes’ quote as ‘Nasty, brutish and short’ through the troubled times of the reformation and...
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