The supporters of the deposed King James VII and II became known as Jacobites. King William wanted Jacobite clans to swear loyalty to him but this led to rebellion. In 1689, Scottish supporters of ...
In 1715, there was an attempted rising by Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchy. This became known as 'the 15.' Jacobites longed for a restoration of the Stuart dynasty and from 1707 they were ...
Scots used to live in a clan system A clan was a group of people who lived in the territory of the same chief stone The primary rival of Scotland was England which had a long history of conflicts duri ...
BAGPIPES face an “existential threat” as they have become one of the least popular musical instruments amongst budding musicians. The Scottish icon has ended up in the bottom five of worst selling ...
THE first ever North Berwick New Year Community Ceilidh proved a great success despite the winter weather... and the chief organiser is now looking ahead to next year's event.