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• James VI and I: A life and reign in 10 parties

  Explore the extravagant parties thrown by James VI and I and be amazed by tales of opulence and royal festivities.
• The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots

  Read about the emotional farewell from a queen who claimed martyrdom and a rightful crown.
• The plague in Scotland

  Scotland battled plague for over 700 years with harsh laws, folk cures, and quarantine, long before knowing rats and fleas were to blame.
• James VI and the Union of the Crowns

  James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603, uniting crowns and shaping culture, religion, and politics for generations.
• How Martin Luther sparked the reformation

  Martin Luther, a little-known monk, sparked a revolution with a theological debate, changing history and facing severe consequences.
• Jacobites: A timeline

  Join us for a fleet-footed jaunt through over 100 years of Jacobite history.