The extraordinary lives of three Scotsmen - John Henderson, Richard Oswald, and David Livingstone - encapsulate the polarities of the... more

In the wake of Culloden, much of Scotland was on its knees. Crippled by defeat and the subsequent backlash of... more

Few battles in history have been remembered as powerfully, nor been as mythologised, as Culloden on the 16th of April... more

In 1688 the Stuart King James II was ousted from the throne by his daughter Mary and her husband William... more

With the accession of James I and VI in 1603, Scotland was assimilated into the composite monarchy of the United... more

When charting the rise of Scotland’s global influence, few events have been as tragically remarkable as the Darien Scheme of... more

In the 9th century AD, two years after the Holy Roman Empire was established in Western Christendom, another world-shaking empire... more

While in the West the legends of King Arthur were being born, a Buddhist tantric magician of immense magical powers... more

India’s transformation of the ancient world is indisputable, and tangible evidence of this can be found in the magnificent Hindu... more

Having garnered absolute power through bloody means, Empress Wu Zetian begins seeing apparitions, haunted by her violent schemes. With her... more