Cardinal Beaton instigated an inquisition-style regime against Protestant "heresy" at St Andrews- the centre of the Scottish Church. In 1528, Patrick Hamilton became Scotland's first Protestant ...

in 1850 a violent storm ravaged the Bay of Skaill in the Orkney Isles to the north-east of mainland Scotland, revealing the Neolithic village of Skara Brae buried beneath the sand dunes.

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Catholics will be able to represent the King to the Church of Scotland’s general assembly after MPs overturned a 325-year old law. The decision, which was backed unanimously by MPs, means Lady ...

The Scottish Church faced many problems in the 1540s ... the English had encouraged George Wishart to tour Scotland and preach Protestant ideas. This was to prove inspiring to future Protestant ...

The ban on Roman Catholics representing the King at the Church of Scotland’s general assembly is set to be lifted in a “historic gesture of goodwill”. The “long overdue” measure will ...