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  • Illustration of two historical figures in elaborate period costumes. On the left, a court jester wearing a red and gold outfit with a pointed hat and extended sleeves. On the right, a noble figure dressed in a richly detailed red gown with puffed sleeves and ornate jewelry. A pink ribbon banner stretches across the bottom with the text: “Scotland’s Forgotten Fools: Neurodiversity, comedy, and truth-telling in the royal court.”

    Scotland’s forgotten fools: Neurodiversity, comedy, and truth-telling in the royal court

    19 November 2025, History
  • A photo of the ecterior or Dunglass Collegiate Church on a grey day

    Stone by Stone: The Shifting Legacy of Dunglass Collegiate Church

    07 November 2025, Heritage, History
  • A round stone neoclassical temple building on a hill with a city roofscape below and a stone castle on a hill in the distance it’s walls red from the setting sun. The sky is dark and cloudy above.

    Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns: 30 Years of Iconic Photos

    03 November 2025, Archives, History, World Heritage
  • A church in the centre of a rural landscape. In front of the church are three overlayed images with background removed. One is a woman, another are two women in historical outfits raising a flag, and one is a brass statue of a man in uniform.

    LGBTQ+ Scots We Think You Should Know About

    17 October 2025, Heritage, History, LGBT+ History
  • Men playing football on a lit pitch in the dark. One person jumps to catch the ball.

    Scottish football history: protecting the origins of the beautiful game

    10 October 2025, Heritage, History, Uncategorized
  • An aerial view of Glasgow Cathedral, a large Gothic-style church with a green copper roof. The cathedral is surrounded by trees and greenery, with a road and cars visible in the background. A pink circular graphic on the left side of the image contains the text 'GLASGOW 850'

    Glasgow’s journey to becoming a city

    17 September 2025, History
  • A woman hanging up laundry in a washhouse, it is foggy in the background.

    Edinburgh’s Gorgie: Industrial Revolution through archive pictures

    26 August 2025, Heritage, History, Industrial Heritage
  • A large group of men in white shirts and waistcoats in two lines, with one row standing and one row sitting in front. Some are holding metal quoits.

    Quoiting: The History of a Lost Scottish Sport

    13 August 2025, Archives, History
  • A black and white archive photo showing an Edwardian family by the beach with their feet in the water.

    Plunging into Scotland’s wellbeing waters

    31 July 2025, Archives, Heritage, History, Nature & wildlife
  • black and white archive photo of MacRae next to an aerial photo of Whitson (Saughton Golf Course) being built

    Ebenezer James MacRae: the man who transformed Edinburgh

    29 July 2025, Architecture, History
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