EDINBURGH, Scotland (RNS) — Just off of Royal Mile in Old Town Edinburgh, in a 17th-century stone building on Chalmers Close, is a new museum that, though dedicated to a part of history most Scots ...

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 ...

Scotland is an easy trip from the U.S. and well worth the effort. With an incredible history dating back thousands and thousands of years and incredible landmarks and culture, it's becoming a popular ...

The persecution began in the 1500s and lasted almost two centuries. Nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, a vast majority of them women. They were arrested, brutally tortured and coerced ...

Whoever claimed those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat itself must never have been film fans. Despite millennia of human drama and events, big-screen historical adaptations tend to trot ...

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 ...

Each year, the Stone Mountain Highland Games occur on the site of what is likely the most egregious corruption of Scottish history and culture ever to occur on this continent. Fall is upon us, and so ...

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Haggis, loch monsters, whisky, tartan – Scotland is known for many different things to different people and is a fascinating ...