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 Gaels gave Scotland its name from 'Scoti', a racially derogatory term used by the Romans to describe the Gaelic-speaking 'pirates' who raided Britannia in the 3rd and 4th centuries. They called ...

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 ...

William, Prince of Wales, appeared to break royal tradition by not wearing a kilt when visiting my home country, Scotland, earlier this week. But as the future king, he should have. William and ...