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  • Engraving of Robert Burns riding a very small white pony

    “Castle bagging” with Robert Burns

    10 January 2025, Heritage, History, Site Stories, Stirling Castle
  • palace wall and tree at night lit up in red

    The Stewarts and the Supernatural

    28 October 2024, History, Mary Queen of Scots, Stirling Castle, Supernatural and Folklore
  • A portrait of James VI. He is a man of around 50 with a thin face and red beard. He wears a black hat with a feather in it and he has a black coat with an elaborate white ruff.

    James VI and his “favourites”

    13 March 2024, History, LGBT+ History, Who are you?
  • View of Blackness Castle with a clapper board in the foreground

    Historic Scotland sites that have become film stars

    23 February 2024, Site Stories
  • An aerial view of the town of Haddington centring on a medieval church, river and historic bridge

    The Story of Scotland’s Longest Siege

    01 July 2022, History, Mary Queen of Scots, Site Stories
  • A colourful carving in wood of Mary of Guise in a purple dress

    Convents, Courts and Coronations: How Mary of Guise Came to Scotland

    21 February 2022, History, Mary Queen of Scots, Stirling Castle, Women's History
  • a carved stone featuring a face and a shield with a lion rampant

    Hidden meanings in Scotland’s historic places

    18 January 2021, Collections, History
  • view of fancy carvings around windows at Huntly Castle

    The Haunting of Huntly Castle

    30 October 2020, History, Site Stories
  • A hardback book called Scotland's History with a cover featuring Mary Queen of Scots

    Iconic Individuals: Three Key Figures in Scotland’s History | HES

    04 August 2020, History
  • Painted portrait of Cardinal Beaton. He has a goatee beard and wears a red Cardinal's hat.

    The macabre murder of Cardinal Beaton

    29 May 2020, History
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