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The Legend of "Bloody" Claverhouse

The Isle of Skye’s “Thief’s Mark”

The Braes Uprising

Coire Dùbh: The Lost Village of Sutherland

The Battle That Lasted Five Days

The Three Collas and Their Impact on the History of Scotland

The Fall of the Lordship of the Isles

The Strange Economy of Scottish Church Candles and Peppermints

‘Here’s T’ye!’: The Social Significance of Whisky Toasts in Scotland

The Cannibal Canoes of Loch Kinnord

The Drunken Drummer of Crieff

Ransoming Mariners in the 17th Century

Admiral Seymour’s 1548 Raid on Burntisland

How Northern Lights and Sky Phenomena Influenced Jacobite Superstitions

Life Among the Middens

The Hunt for the Ancient Breich River

The Tragic Sackville Encounter

The Scottish Explorer Who Helped Find the Nile’s Source

The Scottish Lion Hunter of Africa

The Douglases’ Tumultuous Family and Clan Legacy

The Last Stand of Sir James Douglas

Who Were The Guardians of Scotland?

How Did Bruce Justify His Claim to Be “Of the Blood of Alexander III”?

St. Devenick’s Day: Scotland’s Forgotten Celebration

The Strange Disappearance of 200 Prayer Books in 1712

The Catastrophic Arrival of Smallpox on St. Kilda

The Cock-Boat Egg Theft

How Orkney and Shetland Became Part of Scotland

Suicides in Shetland During Earl Patrick's Reign

What Happened to Kirkintilloch Castle?

Lollius Urbicus: The Man Behind Rome’s Great Wall in Scotland

The Puzzle of Skulls Enclosed in Stone Boxes

The Curious River Ericht Phenomenon of 1839

Kilsyth’s Secret Society

How a Thrown Stool Started a National Movement

The Braes Crofters’ Struggle

The Highland Crofter's "Whistle System" to Outmaneuver Sheriffs

The Medieval "Cock Stool Punishment"

Elgin's Scandalous Election of 1820