Culture

From the heart – our top 10 romantic poems
Forget flowers and chocolates this Valentine’s Day and instead woo your sweetheart the old-fashioned way. We present our top ten love poems. 1. Robert Burns:...

How Scotland spread out to influence the world
Scotland's Global Empire is a well-written and impeccably researched guide to some fascinating and lesser known characters and their magnificent achievements. I found the lack...

An in-depth look at Britain’s worst rail disaster
The Quintinshill Conspiracy, subtitled ‘The Shocking True Story Behind Britain’s Worst Rail Disaster’, is a comprehensive in-depth look into the horrendous 1915 crash involving five...

A laugh out loud read of history through Scots eyes
I literally laughed out loud at this hilarious wee book, If History Was Scottish. These are choice quotes from the biggest players, spoken at the...