2025 was also a significant year for the trust’s understanding of the Jacobite movement, with upwards of 100 projectiles ...

What do the crimes that women were charged with in a post-medieval Scotland reveal about the lives they lived?

Archaeologists in France uncovered a chilling 16th-century gallows — where Protestant rebels were executed during the ...

The picturesque town is famous as the birthplace of Rugby Sevens, home to a historic Abbey and a charming high street ...

In addition to the London celebrations, other cities like Edinburgh are also partaking in the New Year’s revelry. Edinburgh's Hogmanay, a three-day celebration that begins on December 31, features a ...

The stunning and historic town is a hidden gem with a charming high street and beautiful landscapes waiting to be discovered.

While the traditions were ancient, Edinburgh became the home of Hogmanay internationally in 1993 following a deliberate effort by the local council.

Mary Stuart, Mary I of Scotland, daughter of James V of Scotland and claimant to the English throne, Queen Consort of Francis, the French Dauphin, spent two decades as a Catholic refugee from the ...

Dr. Worthen, a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the author of “Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History From the Puritans to Donald Trump.” Dec. 23, ...

Christmas is for the Japanese, rather miserably, a regular working day. This might easily not have been the case. The Japanese were once on the verge of adopting the Christian faith at every strata of ...

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Scotland's resident doctors are to go on strike in a dispute over pay - the first time a national walkout has been staged by NHS workers. Their union BMA Scotland had accused the government of ...