On the day of Queen Victoria’s coronation, thousands of tanked-up Dundonians almost burnt city down
Across Britain, joyous citizens lit bonfires to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria in June 1838.
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VIDEO: Reenactors mark 330th anniversary of the Battle of Killiecrankie
A wet weekend did not dampen the spirits of re-enactors who travelled to Perthshire to mark the 330th anniversary of Battle of Killiecrankie.
ALEX BELL: A farewell to the last of the great Scots scholars
As the wedding party slipped into the second day, folk were losing their grip on sanity.
The paedophile Catholic priest who became the darling of Dundee’s Orange Order
Firebrand preacher Francis George Widdows was the darling of the Orange Order in Dundee.
Author explores crossover between fantasy of Game of Thrones and reality of Scottish history
Author David Weinczok tells Michael Alexander how his new book explores the crossover between the fantasy of Game of Thrones and real-life Scottish history.
The woman who may or may not have killed her sister – and why her Forfar hanging was a sorrowful affair
A phalanx of special constables was drafted in to Forfar to keep order at the hanging of killer Margaret Wishart.
‘A deadly embrace’: The epic Victorian ‘rap battles’ of Dundee were something to behold
Perhaps the last stand of the ancient art of “flyting” took place in Overgate, Dundee, 149 years ago.
Mugshots of Victorian Scottish criminals, taken at Perth prison, to go on display for first time
Mugshots of Scots criminals from the 1880s are set to go on display for the first time – including a thief who was imprisoned for stealing a book of Burns’ poetry.
‘A disgrace to civilisation’ – When the bothies of Tayside and Fife were so cold men’s trousers froze solid
They were a disgrace to civilisation, according to critics, but the bothies of Perth, Angus, Fife and Kincardine provided no shortage of material for Courier letter writers in the 19th Century.
Calls for legal action to safeguard crumbling hotel once visited by Bonnie Prince Charlie
The owner of an historic Perthshire hotel is facing legal action amid claims he is blocking progress on long-awaited restoration work.