Scottish History

The Stone Age, the Iron Age, and Picts, Romans and Vikings.

Stone circle

Scottish History

Interactive learning resources for 4,000 years of Scottish history

Iron Age Crannog

Early Scotland

Topics covered in this section include the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, the mysterious Picts, the Romans and the Vikings.

Statue of Robert Bruce

Medieval Scotland

Find out about the Scottish Wars of Independence, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce.

Picture of James VI (small)

Stewart Scotland

Topics in this section include Mary Queen of Scots, King James VI and the Reformation.

Battle of Culloden (small)

Union and rebellion

Find out about 18th century Scotland, the Glencoe Massacre and the Jacobites.

Factory workers (small)

Industrial Revolution

Topics in this section include town and city life in nineteenth century Scotland and the Highland Clearances.

WW2 Searchlight thumnail

Twentieth Century

Topics in this section include the Suffragette movement, World War II and daily life in post-war Scotland.

Document detective

Investigating history

Gathering historical evidence from documents, images and artifacts.

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