That man was Kenneth MacAlpin. The problem with this heroic tale is that it bears little relation to the known facts. A further problem is that there are very few known facts. What we do know is ...
At a time when Viking raids were destroying much of Scotland the new king, MacAlpin, helps strengthen the ties between the Pict and Gaelic kingdoms. His legacy is a new royal dynasty that would ...
The viscount’s talk began with a discussion of the first king, Kenneth MacAlpin, to be crowned at the site of the present-day palace on Moot Hill in 843 A.D. Much later on, the palace became the ...
Scotland's History Early Scotland Kenneth MacAlpin becomes King of Picts The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...