Features about history from BBC Scotland, newest at the top. Skip to the archive. Sculptor Tom Church talks about the inspiration for his controversial 'Braveheart' statue of William Wallace. Like a ...

The Scotland's History online debates are now closed. We would like to thank everyone who contributed over the two years that they ran and made the debates lively, informative and engaging. Debate: ...

One of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in Scotland, Falkland Palace was adored by Mary, Queen of Scots. It’s the result of the vision of James IV and his son James V who, in the early ...

The early history of all countries is obscure; but the mist which envelops the early history of Scotland is unique, both in density and duration. It was both thickened and prolonged by national pride ...

A quiet hillside in southern Scotland has yielded one of the most unsettling archaeological discoveries in recent memory, a ...

In Scotland, New Year's Eve is known as Hogmanay and involves several fun traditions. The holiday dates back to the 1600s, when Christmas was made illegal throughout the country. In Scotland, it's ...

(Reuters) - Scotland will vote on breaking away from the rest of the United Kingdom in a referendum set for September 18. In the biggest test of national unity since most of Ireland broke away from ...

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Scotland remains one of the world’s top travel destinations. The staggering landscape of Scotland is a heady mix of imposing mountains, wild forests and unspoilt beaches. Meanwhile, Scottish history’s ...

A cluster of tightly packed cremation urns on a quiet Scottish hillside is forcing archaeologists to rethink how people died, and mourned, in the late Bronze Age. The 3,300-year-old remains, uncovered ...