Eilean Donan Castle is the archetypal Scottish castle, set on the most amazing inlet. It’s a truly remarkable sight to behold ...

The Jacobite Steam Train - known as the 'Hogwarts Express' to Harry Potter fans - has been named the most beautiful train ...

Elsewhere, topping Titan Travel 's list of the "most picturesque" railway journeys in the world is The Himalayan Queen in ...

With the defeat of the Jacobite army at Culloden in 1746, the direction of the union of England and Scotland was sealed, and this song is a call to the Jacobites, though it is not exactly in praise.

Scotland's History Union and Jacobites The Jacobite invasion of England The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

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.

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The Jacobite rising had "nothing to do with 'freedom and independence for Scotland'", Tombs said, and many Scots were "much keener on Union than the English". But the idea that many of the ...

The castle stood in grandeur for hundreds of years until the 18th century, when the Jacobites (Catholic Scottish opposition group to the Protestant, English-ruling government) took over the castle ...