Findlater Castle came into view like a mirage — an abandoned fortress camouflaged against Scotland's lonely northern coast. I had seen crumbled British coastal ruins before, but here I could make out ...

While Outlander mixes time travel with historical fiction, the show has always made clever use of Scottish and American history to elevate its narrative. Now into its seventh season, the Starz series ...

Yet many Scottish Jacobite leaders disapproved of this plan because they disliked and distrusted the English Jacobites; their preference was to consolidate Jacobite power in Scotland. In the Council ...

Drive northward in the United Kingdom, as I did with my family this past month, and beyond a certain latitude it becomes impossible to escape the Jacobites. Not to be confused, as sometimes happens, ...

Amateur archaeologists in Scotland have discovered a cache of musket balls and other artifacts connected to the Jacobite Rising of 1745, which attempted to restore the Stuart dynasty to Britain’s ...

Tartan, the instantly recognizable Scottish plaid, is far more than just a pattern; it’s a rich historical narrative woven ...

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On my last trip to the UK, I tried to make stops at any Harry Potter travel destinations that I could. One of the experiences I absolutely had to make time for was a ride on the Jacobite Steam Train ...