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Inside Siena's Cathedral are paintings of King James I of Scotland receiving Aeneas Piccolomini, before he became Pope Pius II, in Edinburgh.

Exploring an almost unknown figure who visited Scotland as pope

Back in the Day: Tommy Douglas – the Scotsman who gave Canada free healthcare

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My Scotland ... and Their England – Our second of two essays on AG Macdonell

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The Scottish fiction writer with much to tell about the times in which he lived

The value of freeing the imagination

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What makes a Scottish bestseller?

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Why keeping the conversation going is so important

Alan Riach looks at two startlingly different 20-century Scottish novelists

Bringing legend to life: John Purser on JD Fergusson and the Celtic Revival

How Scottish Ballet's predecessor Celtic Ballet danced to a different tune

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How John Duncan painted the stuff of legends during the Celtic Revival

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Alan Riach on George Mackay Brown and Iain Crichton Smith

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Composer and musicologist John Purser explores the maths and secret symbols behind the Enlightenment

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