Last year marked 40 years since Scottish Women’s Aid was founded, bringing together a network of Women’s Aid groups across Scotland. The last forty years have … Continue reading Speaking Out Project: Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives: 40 years of Women’s Aid in Scotland

I’m sure plenty, if not all, history students have been there. The question usually comes at a family gathering, or some other event over the Christmas … Continue reading Catherine Aitken: Publications at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Eighteenth-century Scottish clubs and societies—particularly the freemasons—have long been of interest to me. While a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews, I studied Scottish … Continue reading Dr. Mark Wallace: Eighteenth-Century Scottish Sociability

It often seems that the majority of Scottish historians have had a lifelong fascination with the country. That wasn’t the case for me. Growing up on … Continue reading Cathryn Spence: Why I Study Scottish History

For anyone not familiar with this publication, History Scotland is a bi-monthly magazine that explores the country’s history, archaeology and heritage. The magazine is edited by … Continue reading Rachel Bellerby: Working for History Scotland

‘A true David v Goliath story of how the great 14th Century Scottish ‘Outlaw King’ Robert The Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat and repel … Continue reading Laura Harrison: ‘Outlaw King’? The collision of pop culture and research

Since I was a young boy, I’ve always been fascinated by what motivates a person to take up arms for a cause, and the Jacobite era … Continue reading Dr Darren S. Layne: What I do in Scottish History