Scottish history

Illustration shows James IV ceding his crown following defeat at the battle of Flodden. (Picture by Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo)

Your guide to the battle of Flodden 1513

Charles Edward Stuart, aka 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites

A statue of Robert the Bruce Statue at Stirling Castle, Scotland. (Dreamstime)

The battle of Bannockburn: Robert Bruce’s fight for freedom

King Edward II

In profile: King Edward II

The entry of Prince Charles Edward, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', into Edinburgh in Scotland in 1745. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Forty-five rebellion: why did it fail?

Though the Jacobites broke the British line at Culloden, they faltered under heavy fire (Photo by Alamy)

The Jacobite rebellions: how close were they to returning the Stuarts to power?

A photo which was believed to be of the Loch Ness Monster

The quest for the Loch Ness Monster

William Wallace on trial in 1305

William Wallace: who was the Scottish rebel who defied Edward I?

Mary, Queen of Scots and her ladies-in-waiting. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?

A depiction of the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547), the last formal battle between England and Scotland. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

Q&A When was the last battle between England and Scotland?

The ‘Surgeon’s Photo’, taken in 1934, which claimed to depict the Loch Ness Monster. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

5 facts about the Loch Ness Monster

The ruins of Dunluce Castle, which sit on the coastal cliffs of North Antrim in Northern Ireland. They are thought to have been the inspiration for CS Lewis’s castle Cair Paravel in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ (1950–56). (Photo by Andrea Ricordi/Contributor/Getty Images)

9 of Britain’s best castles

Scottish nobles gathering in the 17th century

Scotland on the brink: the nation’s final years of independence

Battle of Culloden. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

7 myths about the battle of Culloden busted

Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce in 'Outlaw King'. (Photo by Netfix / David Eustace)

Robert the Bruce: what do we know?