In one Jacobite account, Montrose was referred to as a place where the “men of the highest wisdom in Scotland” could be found. Montrose in Angus became a key logistical centre for the ...

Video: Scottish Nation: Programme 3, 1972. With the Jacobite forces marching towards Edinburgh William Cleland leads a Covenanter army in a suicide mission to halt them. The two sides meet at Dunkeld.

Jacobites longed for a restoration of the Stuart dynasty and they wanted to put The Old Pretender on the throne. From 1707 they were supported by Scottish anti-Union groups. This was because a ...

Along the way a king loses his head and a Dutch invasion introduces a new term to Scottish history – Jacobite. Scotland's History continues with a new king and a new vision for the country ...

Scotland's Jacobite Steam Train plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter movies. The roundtrip journey takes passengers between Fort William, Scotland, and the port village of Mallaig.