Scotland and England are two nations divided by their experience of history. That divide was never wider than during the Wars of Independence in the 13th and 14th centuries when a chance event brought ...

The Declaration of Arbroath is without doubt the most famous document in Scottish history. Like the American Declaration of Independence, which is partially based on it, it is seen by many as the ...

“We thought that Robert the Bruce, the king of Scotland, had a real connection ... III died in 1286 without an obvious heir, John Balliol, lord of Barnard Castle, seized the Scottish throne.

When Lutheran books in Latin started to appear in Scotland, the radical message ... prisoners sent into slavery in the French King's galleys was one John Knox. Before his capture, Knox had been ...

John Swinney ... and Scotland great’s death at the age of 84. The First Minister and veteran broadcaster Hugh Keevins remembered the Aberdeen-born striker as “outstanding” and “a panther in the ...

In 1662 Charles married Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV (she is buried in Portugal ... the Most Noble and Serene Prince Charles II, King of England, Scotland, France ...

939) is the first English king to be shown on his ... After the death of Alexander III in 1286, Scotland fell into a long period of internal strife and war with England. A nominal coinage was issued ...

First Minister John Swinney has ruled out the legal reintroduction of lynx into the wild in Scotland. His comments follow concerns about the illegal release of four lynx in the Cairngorms last month.

John Swinney admitted at a summit of health chiefs that he had an “electoral problem” with the state of Scotland’s NHS, it has been alleged. The First Minister invited leaders from a range ...

John Swinney has denied Scots could be banned ... SAWC's report - titled Responsible Ownership and Care of Domestic Cats in Scotland - noted that hunting in cats "is not driven by hunger", and ...

John Swinney was yesterday dragged into the row over whether cat ownership should be banned or restricted in Scotland. The First Minister insisted he has ‘no intention’ of following through on ...