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You and whose army?

How much do you remember about Britain’s battlefields and the kings who won – and lost – their crowns?   …

Who wore the Crown?

Thank you to everyone who tackled my difficult task of matching each of Henry VIII’s wives with their personal mottos. …

Medieval mantra

Thank you to everyone who took part in my latest history quiz, which asked about the birthplace of Mary, Queen …
New book - 'Britain's Trees'
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I'm honoured to be Writer in Residence at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. This book celebrates the lives of 50 great explorers......
BRITISH TREES
  • The power of the elder
  • The majesty of the beech
  • The darkness of the yew
  • The fire of the ash
SCOTTISH CASTLES
  • Blackness Castle
  • Rosslyn Castle – falling shadows
  • Loch Leven Castle
  • Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen
MEGALITHIC
  • Croft Moraig: circle of light
  • The stones of Kilmory Oib
  • The stone circles of Fortingall
  • Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen
CHURCHES, CHAPELS & ABBEYS
  • St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
  • St Bride’s: a history worth saving
  • Tullibardine Chapel
  • Dunstaffnage Chapel – haunted by sadness
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