The controversy over Rowling's stance has made its way into the halls of British government. Nadia Whittome, a member of the ...

David J Black wonders whether 'British art' is a term of mere invention. For those who enjoy a challenging book this one hits the mark perfectly. Eloquently written, intellectually rigorous, ...

In Scotland, any news – even good news – is subjected to partisan point-scoring. It means we repeatedly fail to have the debates we really ...

The scene illustrates as well as anything the problem of trying to write a history of that endlessly fascinating but ...

A summer picnic in 1743 prompted Frederick the Great to create a retreat for himself outside his capital at Berlin. The ...

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Vine. In this week’s edition, we explain exit poll shenanigans, the British ...

On the announcement of a competition for a memorial to Muriel Spark in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens, Herald columnist Rosemary ...

This is the tragic tale of Tong Castle, a once great Georgian-Gothic castle that was eventually consumed by Nature.

Scientists and historians from around the world are gathering in Uzbekistan for a major congress on spiritual heritage and ...

It is nearly impossible to describe the sculpture in words. A massive pair of bronze hands rise up from the ground in the heart of the original campus, reaching for the sky. Textured, worn, ...

The Crofters Land Act is passed granting crofters secure tenancy, fair rents and the right to pass on tenancy to descendants. Video: A history of Scotland: This Land is Our Land.