Originally the Norse came to Scotland only to plunder, but eventually they claimed lands and made settlements. From early in the 12th centur...

It was a valiant fight against overwhelming odds and few Scots can think of it without pride. King Robert surprised as he surveyed the battl...

Someone recently put it to me that Robert the Bruce and his captains were fighting for power, not for freedom. He commented that it was just...

I suppose that most of you are acquainted with this ballad. It is worth a look not only because it is a lovely ballad, a very old one at tha...

King William I is no doubt best known for adopting Scotland's royal Lion Rampant banner, hence his sobriquet 'the Lion'. He was ...