Culture

Book club all ready to hold its very first event
A book club's first launch with a bestselling author is taking place later this month. Rachel Wood, founder of Rare Birds Book Club is to...

A life on the ocean wave for the Scottish pirates
Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century provides an interesting account of pirates – a surprising number of whom were Scots in real life. They...

Put yourself in the picture for image restoration
Scots with old photos are being urged to enter a competition to have them digitally restored and colourised. CEWE is calling on those with black...

The former Queen of Scots with a famous brother
Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIII’s Sister is brilliantly researched novel which transports the reader back to the 15th century. At times, this allows...