Articles related to "Scottish Kings"

The coronations and regalia of the ancient Scottish kings.

Dunfermline Abbey is an impressive sight with its tall, square tower on which the name of King Robert the Bruce is carved in stone on its four sides.

Inauguration ceremonies in Europe in the Middle Ages were heavy with symbolism, promoting the legitimacy of the king and the concept of kingship.

Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch attacked English castle and rescued notorious Scottish Reiver, Kinmont Willie Armstrong, when peace existed between England and Scotland.

In Scotland during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, as in most European kingdoms, politics and religion could not be separated.

Edinburg Castle is a must-see for the history buff, with great highland views and a deep wealth of Scottish history.

Macbeth is best remembered for his obsession with witches. But the 11th century Scottish original was a different man entirely.

Try this fantastic easy scone recipe for home made low fat scones which are also low in sugar to tempt your waistline.

This week's outlaws, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, come from late 13th and early 14th century Scotland.

The dungeon was the most feared area of a medieval castle, from which some prisoners never emerged alive.

After the death of King Christoffer of Bavaria, the countries Denmark, Sweden and Norway were without a king. Christoffer had died childless, there was no natural heir.

In the marshy borderlands between Scotland and England, the Battle of Solway Moss was fought, with James V's Scottish lords being soundly beaten by Henry VIII's army.

The name Halliday and its many variations is frequently cited as a battle cry from ancient times in Scotland.

Hide and Seek is an early crime book from a modern master of the police detective story, showing the world is full of mean streets and men to walk them.

This is the second time Des McAnuff has directed Macbeth. In 1983 he directed Nicholas Pennell. In 2009, he directs Colm Feore, not with a bang, but a whimper.

The Border Line between England and Scotland took centuries to agree. Scottish\English knights met in the early\mid thirteenth century in an attempt to resolve its course

The Fife Coastal Path begins at the village of North Queensferry. From there it visits Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Aberdour, Burntisland and Kinghorn.

Witch hunts swept across Scotland and Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries. The most notorious trial was that of the North Berwick Witches.

King Macbeth ruled Scotland benevolently for seventeen years. So how did history's Macbeth become Shakespeare's personification of violent ambition?

Perth promotes itself as, "The Ideal Centre", and it does offer a great base from which to see Scotland. Perth is also a popular tourist destination in its own right.

The final part of the Fife Coastal Path takes in the historic Scottish town of St Andrews before finishing on the banks of the River Tay, near Dundee.

Although it stands in the shadow of Dunfermline Abbey, the salmon pink façade of Abbot House ensures it is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Fife.

Often left in the shadow of her infamous daughter, Marie de Guise is the perfect example of a renaissance noblewoman in sixteenth century Europe.

The Great Raid of Tynedale was carried out by a thousand men from the Border valleys of Southern Scotland. Its aim, it can be argued, to thwart the Union of the Crowns.

The later Plantagenet kings ruled England through a period marked by (largely successfull) wars at home and abroad, and through the devastating Black Death of 1349-1350.

Edinburgh Castle is top among Edinburgh attractions with its historic Coronation Stone or Scottish Stone of Destiny, crown jewels, prison of war, and royal apartments.

Bathory, best known for killing and torturing virgins and being a "vampyre," is a study of pathology, but she was arrested for and charged with practicing witchcraft.

Be it witches, demons, sorcerors, or the occult, strange and unexplained happenings have been told of throughout history, and here is a collection of their stories.

Edinburgh Castle is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Scotland.