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Two exhibitions are set to open in Prestonpans (Photo: Chris Watt)

Two exhibitions mark major Jacobite battle

Culture
Two new exhibitions are set to open in East Lothian this summer marking a major Jacobite battle that took place at Prestonpans in 1745. The...

Hilary Mantel wins Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Books
Hilary Mantel has won the 2021 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for The Mirror and the Light. This is the final novel in her...

Putting Scotland on the road to being transformed

Books
I was a bit apprehensive about Old Ways New Roads: Travel in Scotland 1720-1832 first landed on my desk but my feelings were greatly misplaced....

A fascinating study of an important Scots figure

Books | Reviews
Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary: William Maitland is a long overdue account of a man left out of the history books. William Maitland was a...

The Highland Battles chronicles Scottish wars

Books
Chris Peers is an expert at bringing medieval warfare to life and The Highland Battles is no exception. He delves into the rarely studied wars...

Kirsty Wark to explore literary landscape in new radio series

Culture
A new four-part series, Written In Scotland, presented by Kirsty Wark will show how the nation is uniquely defined by its writers. Starting on 24...
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