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Ancient and medieval Celtic cultures produced many forms of jewellery, and one distinctive category is their brooches, fibulae, and pins. Without zips and buttons, brooches were used to close items of clothing, to create a pleasing or fashionable...

A 1591 manuscript illustration showing James IV of Scotland (r. 1488-1513) and Margaret Tudor (1489-1541). Seton Armorial. National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Dunvegan Castle is the family seat of the Clan MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The castle is the oldest continually inhabited in northern Scotland. The present structure dates from the 18th century but the first castle on the site...

A 16th century CE manuscript illustration showing James I of Scotland (r. 1406-1437 CE) and Queen Joan Beaufort. From the Froman Armorial. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh).

The Picts were a people of northern Scotland who are defined as a "confederation of tribal units whose political motivations derived from a need to ally against common enemies" (McHardy, 176). They were not a single tribe, nor necessarily...

Stirling Castle, located on a strategically important rocky outcrop by the River Forth in central Scotland, was a key royal residence from the late 11th century into the early modern period and subject to many battles and sieges, particularly...

Mary of Guise (aka Marie de Lorraine, 1515-1560) was a French noblewoman who became the second wife of James V of Scotland (r. 1513-1542). With the premature death of her husband, her daughter Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) became queen...

A map of feudal Scotland. Created in 1876 CE.

James I of England (r. 1603-1625), who was also James VI of Scotland (r. 1567-1625), was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and he unified the thrones of Scotland and England following the death of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603...

Loch Ness is one of the most beautiful lakes in Scotland and no one needs the attraction of the mythical monster to enjoy a visit. The majestic ruins of Urquhart Castle and scenic landscape should be enough of a draw – but there is also the...