Among historians, is it universally accepted the Scottish fight for freedom never were if only Margaret arrived well and some years later would have married (the future) Edward II?

Is it true that in the Episcopal Kirk is:

(a) In the 18th and early 19th century, a Jacobite minded faith for all the Jacobites that were not Catholics or Presbyterians, and mainly concentrated in the north east / Aberdeenshire / parts of Perthshire.

(b) In the late 19th and early 20th century - a church for wealthy aristocratic Scots and socially mobile middle class Scots who sent their children to the local fee paying merchant schools/private schools (e.g. Basically all the private schools in Edinburgh have historic links to Episcopal churches rather than presbyterian or Catholic ones)

(c) In the late 20th century and early 21st century - a church for the large English immigrant community in Scotland (well, the ones that still care about organised religion).

Is that an accurate summary historically?

Hey guys so i was just intrigued i am a bit of an obsessor over iron age England, Wales and or Ireland tracing back to the Celtic just something about the tribal culture fascinates me and i have gotten a taste for the Picts recently and surprise surprise i can find even less about the Picts than i can the Celts (or whomever was in the England and Wales you know history always surprising us)

But yes if any of you guys have some interesting sources or new information id happily give it a read and to leave my own little information there was some fantastic pieces of Pictish silver work that was discovered a while ago really beautifully intact pieces found by a young archeologist, anyway thanks guys!

I have ran into a supposed battle named Lochmaben in 1458 in several books now, not to be confused with the much bigger Scottish victory at Sark near Lochmaben Stone in 1448. Lochmaben in 1458 is said to have been commanded by James II against a force of Yorkists? Supposedly the English lost 600 dead and 1500 captured. Is there anyone familiar with this?

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was wondering if anyone has worked for historic scotland as a steward before... been looking on indeed and saw the placements up at a few local historical sites but not much of a description as to what the job entails. If anyone has any insights would be greatly appreciated.

thanks :)

Im an American college student that’s interested in studying in scotland and i was wondering what are some good books to help me learn more about scotland and its history

English? Bank of England?

I was wondering if there are any historical sites of Kenneth I King of Scots and Picts that a person could visit. I also was wondering if there books that has good info on him. I'm having a hard time with Google outside of wiki or very general info. Thank you!

Hello!I'm wondering if there is a resource for burial records kept by historical societies, universities or government agencies in Scotland. I'm on ancestry.com but the records for oldchurch yards seem to be sparce for me. Any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

I have a photo. I’m looking for suggestions of where to go to get help with identifying the Scottish military dress uniform of my husband’s grandfather. I’m hoping to be able to learn more about him in general, and this seems like a good place to start. TIA!

So, I'm really interested in Scottish history and I am aware of the basic timeline and significant figures, but I want to start reading material that's fairly accurate, reliable and goes in depth.

I'm not sure where to start though, any books/authors to recommend? My focus is predominantly medieval Scottish history, the Scottish wars of independence and the aftermath.

Hi all,
I'm looking for resources (particularly in an accessible video format such as YouTube) similar to Jackson Crawford. For example, professionals/academics talking about other ancient cultures (rather than, say, a layperson). A few I'm interested in are the various Celtic groups, particularly the Gaels, Britons, Picts, and Gauls.
Thank you for any suggestions!

Hello! I’m new to this sub, but I recently found out that my maternal grandmother has old ties to the Cochrane (and McRae by marriage) families. Anyone know of a good resource to learn more about their histories? Specifically their pre-Christian culture/religious beliefs. I love learning about Scottish history but unfortunately don’t know much. Thanks to all who can help!

So, my father had this medal which became mine after his passing. I have read up a bit and think this is from a man named James Tennant Caird as he is the only match for "Gourock House" I could find, but it is weird as he was mainly known as a shipbuilder unless he was funding whomever had the cattle. Can anyone tell me more? My Google Fu is not getting me closer.

So long story short I grew being told by my father that after the battle of Culloden our family was stripped of its last name Reid and was given the last name English. Based off what he has told me it was done so that we could be marked as property and we were made slaves for a couple of generations. I took this all as fact up until a couple of years ago when I started looking into it my self.

I have yet to find any evidence of the forced last name change and of the being in slaved part. If anyone has any more details or knows what my dad might be referring to that would be amazing. Also if it sounds like this is a load of bull and this is just incorrect that would be great to know as well.