Scottish Kings and Queens. James II
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. Life James was born in Holyrood Abbey. He was the son of King James I and Joan Beaufort. By…
Scottish Battles. The siege of Stirling Castle. 1746.
The Siege of Stirling Castle took place from 8 January to 1 February 1746, during the 1745 Rising, when a Jacobite force besieged Stirling Castle, held by a government garrison under William Blakeney. Despite defeating…
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Kings-Queens of Scotland. Edgar The Valiant.
Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Eagar mac Mhaoil Chaluim), nicknamed Probus, “the Valiant” (c. 1074 – 8 January 1107), was King of Scotland from 1097 to 1107. He was the fourth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of…
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Scottish Architecture. Six Storey Gladstones Land.
The vernacular architecture of Scotland, as elsewhere, made use of local materials and methods. The homes of the poor were usually of very simple construction, and were built by groups of family…
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The Creation of Scotland.
The History of Scotland is known to have begun by the end of the last glacial period (in the Palaeolithic), roughly 10,000 years ago. Prehistoric Scotland entered the Neolithic Era…
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The History of the Scottish Flag.
The flag of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: bratach na h-Alba; Scots: Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew’s Cross or the Saltire) consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field. The Saltire, rather than the Royal Standard of Scotland, is the correct…
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History of the Outer Hebrides. Scotland.
The Hebrides were settled early on in the settlement of the British Isles, perhaps as early as the Mesolithic era, around 8500–8250 BC, after the climatic conditions improved enough to sustain human settlement. There…
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Scottish Kings. Kenneth MacAlpin. 843-63
Kenneth MacAlpin (Medieval Gaelic: Cináed mac Ailpin, Modern Scottish Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein; 810 – 13 February 858), known in most modern regnal lists as Kenneth I, was a king of the Picts who, according to national myth,…
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Infamous Scots. Sir John Menteith.
Sir John Menteith of Ruskie and Knapdale (c. 1275 – c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He is known for his capture of Sir William Wallace in 1305 and later…
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Famous Scots and Inventors. Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1812 – 1878)
Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith who is credited with the invention of the pedal bicycle. Kirkpatrick Macmillan was born in 1812 in Dumfriesshire, the son of a blacksmith. He did…
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Holyrood Palace. Edinburgh.
Hello folks, Scotland has many landmarks, today we will look at Holyrood Palace, situated within minutes from Arthurs seat. If you ever visit Scotland this beautiful Palace is a must-see.Perhaps…
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A History of Edinburgh Castle.
Staying on the theme of History, I was lucky, I grew up in a Historical City boasting many things to see, all within walking distance, today I am going to…
