Names starting with Mac, sprigs and feathers sported in the bonnets as well as kilts and tartans are all part of the Scottish brand. But what is the story behind?
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The Scottish Clans
The Gaelic word clan literally translates as children, offspring or descendants. But highland clanship not only denotes extended families with a common ancestor; it also evokes a sense of belonging to a special place: the land of the clan
The Misty Landscapes of Glencoe
Scotland is filled with magnificent views of misty landscapes. Sometimes called the last wilderness of Europe. Nowhere is this more pertinent in Glencoe
Braveheart
In the film Mel Gibson’s Braveheart famously shouted freedom, while being racked to death at the front of the Tower of London
The Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was the most significant Scottish victory in the War of Scottish Independence and by many hailed as the culmination of the forging of an independent Scottish Nation
Misty Scotland
When did Scotland merge from the mists of pre-history? How did the people North of the Firth of Forth begin to think of themselves as Scots?
New Perspectives on Medieval Scotland 1093-1286
Between 1093 and 1286 Scotland became an independent nation. The history of the cultural formation of this kingdom is at the centre of a recent collection of articles
The history of Early Medieval Scotland
The history of Early Medieval Scotland is no longer just a history of the distinctive tribes: Celts, Picts, Vikings or Anglo-Normans
Scottish Identity
During the Scottish referendum only partial and very discreet hints were made to the distinct Scottish identity. Why was that?
City Accounts from Augsburg
Historians of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz edit medieval ledgers from Augsburg
Royal Manuscripts
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination was the title of an exhibition hosted at the British Library in 2011. Now selected papers have been published
Viking Age Base-Camps along the Dutch Coast
The Ring Fortresses along the Dutch Coast in Holland have recently been reinterpreted as likely Viking base-camps from the 9th century
The Castle at Vechta
The Castle at Vechta - Castrum Vechtense - is a medieval Open-Air Museum South of Bremen in Northern Germany
Viking-Age Aggersborg
Geophysical surveys shed new light on the enigmatic Ring fortresses from the reign of Harold Bluetooth
Shapwick – Landscape and Community in Somerset
The English Village is both a reality and a romantic dream. But what were the roots of these nucleated settlements? New book explores Shapwick to find answers
New Viking Ring Fortress Discovered
Denmark is famous for its four Viking Ring Fortresses. This spring a fifth was suddenly discovered in the eastern part of Zealand