John Knox. Patrick Hamilton. George Wishart. Andrew Melville. James Guthrie. Richard Cameron. Ebenezer Erskine. Thomas Gillespie. Thomas Chalmers. To call these names is to quicken the heart of a ...

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To most people John Knox and the Scottish Reformation are almost synonymous. They feel that he was the man who both originated and carried the Reformation through to its triumph in Scotland so that ...

The full extent of the large body of Latin literature produced by Scots in the early modern period has long eluded scholars. However, thanks to a growing range of research in this field, and ...

Tutor, priest, bodyguard, rebel, protestant minister, galley slave, exile, a leader of the Protestant Reformation, and founder of Presbyterianism: John Knox’s influence on the political and religious ...

I CONCEDE place to none in admiring Liz Lochhead’s writing and willingness to speak for the arts, but her remarks reported today require respectful challenge (“Arts quango comes under attack from ...

Colin Kidd receives funding from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. He is affiliated with These Islands and Scotland in Union. Gerard Carruthers does not work for, consult, own ...

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Christmas, a festival synonymous with joy, celebration, and family gatherings, was banned in Scotland for nearly 400 years, starting in 1573. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...

The Scotland's History online debates are now closed. We would like to thank everyone who contributed over the two years that they ran and made the debates lively, informative and engaging. Debate: ...