History Scotland

Explore centuries of Scottish history and archaeology with fascinating features on topics from all branches and periods of Scottish history and archaeology, written by leading historians, archaeologists and museum curators. With news on the latest research, opinion, expert reviews and spotlights on the country's most significant historical archives, this lavishly-illustrated magazine has everything you need to explore Scotland's rich past.

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Rare Mary Queen of Scots embroider y returns to Oxburgh Hall • A set of rare embroideries worked by Mary Queen of Scots and ElizabethTalbot, countess of Shrewsbury, are back on display at the NationalTrust’s Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, England, for the first time in three years

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Rob Roy manuscript to go on display for the first time • For the first time in at least a century, members of the public can view the Rob Roy manuscript

The Antonine Wall in its international setting • Professor David J. Breeze reports on a project to emphasise the international links of the Roman frontier in Scotland, which aims to extend the World Heritage Site status of the Roman frontier as far as the Black Sea - and beyond

LANDSALE COAL WHARF discovered at Cockenzie • Report from community excavations by the 1722 Waggonway heritage project at a historic depot close to Cockenzie harbour, which led to a discovery of national importance

THIN RED LINE: SCOTTISH SOLDIERS AND BRITAIN’S RETREAT FROM EMPIRE AFTER 1945 • Ian S. Wood explores the role of Scottish soldiers and regiments in Britain’s long, messy withdrawal from empire after the Second World War, and asks what effect this had on Scotland’s sense of national identity

THE HOUSE OF FAA: SCOTLAND’S LOST GYPSY ROYAL DYNASTY* • Calum Cunningham takes us back to the late 17th century as he looks at the royal Gypsy dynasty, whose reign flourished in the borders for more than two centuries

MAKING VOICES VISIBLE

‘DEAREST SISTER’: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARGARET TUDOR AND ANNE BOLEYN • Sylvia Barbara Soberton explores the correspondence between MargaretTudor and Anne Boleyn to shed light on the relationship between the two 16th-century queens

VALE TV • In 1976 a ‘quality of life’ project resulted in Scotland’s first community television experiment. Idealistic and challenging, it was an energetic moment in broadcast history that has almost been forgotten, writes Dr Emily Munro

The Highland War, PART 2 • Following its outbreak early in 1689, the initial stages of the Highland War involved tense manoeuvring for resources and position, as both Williamites and Jacobites sought to strengthen their hands before engaging in battle. Dr Graeme Millen explores these often-overlooked early actions in the conflict

COLLECTING STORIES • Dr John Giblin introduces a brand new gallery at the National Museum of Scotland, which delves into how the items collected by the museum have come together over the past two centuries

A WINDOW INTO 1920S SCOTLAND • To mark the recent online release of the 1921 Census, Veronica Schreuder explains what we can hope to find when searching for our ancestors within this valuable historical resource

Sir Henry Stirling* • Susanne Moreton reconsiders the life and career of Sir Henry Stirling, long known as a Jacobite agent in Peter the Great’s Russia, and discovers a complex character whose long residence overseas had at least as much to do with family and friendship as it did with the demands of Jacobite diplomacy

LADY FINELLA • History Scotland’s consultant editor, Dr Allan Kennedy, tells the story of Finele, or ‘Lady Finella’, the 10th-century noblewoman who allegedly hatched a deadly and fantastical plot to kill King Kenneth...