Scotland
Iona heart of Celtic Christianity
Iona the centre of the development of Celtic Christianity the base with Lindisfarne from which Pagan Northumbria is converted, possible place of creation of the masterpiece and artefact of illuminated manuscript the Book of Kells leaving an enduring imprint on our history…
Read MoreLord Lovat & the History of Mapmaking
The first detailed maps of Britain arose out of a need to fulfil a military purpose. The Battle of Culloden proved to be a turning point in the history of British map making
Read MoreScotsmen Thomas Blake Glover, Mitsubishi and Kirin Beer
Outstanding Scotsmen and the Far East seem to go together in the 19th and early 20th centuries, being responsible for business and trading companies that are still thriving today. Thomas Blake Glover was one such man, arguably responsible for much of the success of the Meiji Restoration and the overthrow of the Shogun and forming the basis of the new and open Japan and it’s industrial success that continues to this day…
Read MoreLast Battle on British Soil Culloden 1746
The last battle on British soil, the Battle of Culloden
Read MoreLovat Scouts Imperial Yeomanry Cap Badge
The Lovat Scout cap badge, this Scottish Highland unit were so skilled in sniper tactics, they were known as the half rabbit half wolf unit.
Read MoreLady Florence Dixie journalist and feminist 1856
Lady Florence Dixie was an insightful and inspiring writer, journalist and liberal thinker. She championed equality for women and was outspoken in her support for Irish Home Rule.
Read MoreGordon Highlanders Cap Badge
The cap badge of the Gordon Highlanders reveals a brave Regiment who succumbed as much to disease as to battle
Read MoreSeaforth Highlanders pre 1958 Cap Badge
Cap badges and intriguing history of the Highland Regiments
Read More