The peace secured by the treaty was an uneasy one and in 1093 Malcolm once again invaded northern England. An arranged meeting with the new King of England, William Rufus, to settle a dispute over the ...

The life and rule of James III followed a similar pattern to that of his father. After the death of James II in 1460 the nine year old new king found himself the focus of attention of rival factions ...

Dumbarton Rock enters history in the mid 5th century ... when Olaf the White, the Norse King of Dublin, brought a raiding army to plunder Scotland. Olaf was married to Aud the Deep-minded, whose ...

Historian Gareth Russell has written Queen James, a biography of King James VI and I - the last king of Scotland - who moved to London ...

Together they created the Kingdom of Alba. The Picts took part in one of the most decisive battles in Scottish history - the Battle of Dun Nechtain (Dunnichen). If the Picts had lost, Scotland ...

is one of the most historic sites in Scotland and it has played an integral part in the story of the nation. At its heart is Moot Hill, the grassy mound where, for centuries, Scottish kings were ...