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A group re-enact the first ever Burns Supper held in 1801 on the fifth anniversary of his death inside the cottage where he was born in 1759

Now it’s Rabbie Burns the global Supperstar – how he became a global phenomenon

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Scottish ancient crocodile study makes surprising find

Back in the Day: Silent classic is a rip-roaring tale of Scots hero Rob Roy

Alan Riach: It's time to re-read the Declaration of Arbroath

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The shocking royal murder that made history across the world

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Alan Bissett: Reading the mind of Rabbie Burns

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Service to commemorate Scottish lifeboat tragedy 50 years on

Call to rewrite history for Nazi whistleblower Allies ignored

Fascinating biography of Church of Scotland moderator tells the story of the Kirk's decline

US couple donate quarter of a million dollars to Robert Burns studies

Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair: a great Scot, too aft forgot

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Back in the Day: Here's how council warrants ramped up the poll tax crisis

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Power to the people: The significance of the Declaration of Arbroath explained

Project builds links between David Livingstone's hometown and places he explored

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Murray Pittock: ‘We need to be better as a country at owning our heritage’

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Burns impact ‘worth £200m-a-year’, drawing tourists from across the world

Scientists find evidence of another ice age locked away in Torridon rocks

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President's tweet indicates Iran was to blame for Lockerbie bombing

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Back in the Day

The stories behind Celtic Connections: The voyage of the Hector

Academic from Scots university finds oldest known Venice view

Declaration of Arbroath to go on public display for first time in 15 years

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Comment

Alasdair Gray: Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation

Killiecrankie battlefield group voice fears over A9 roadworks inquiry

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Remembering the highs and lows of the 1970s – a tumultuous time in Scots history

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Back in the Day: For science, not glory – the story of William Bruce

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Remembering the 71 children killed in the Glen Cinema Disaster, 90 years on

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Parents feared Tory U-turn on Dunblane cash, archive documents reveal

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John Major rejected plan for split UK time zones over 'separatist' fears

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Movers and shakers and history makers: Our 20 people of the decade

Back in the Day

HMS Natal: The sunken ship tight lips kept a wartime secret

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Comment

2020 is shaping up to be a great year of Scottish cultural highlights

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Birdman of Pollok: The man who inspired the original school strike

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Locals to fight against road expansion over Jacobite battle site

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New tartan honours 15 men killed while building Cruachan Power Station

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Back in the Day: The lessons we can learn from ‘King’ John

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Ancient Scottish stone circle could mark the place of massive lightning strike

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Letters

Scotland’s role in the slave trade should be taught in schools

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A Scottish Enlightenment among new world convicts

Back in the Day

Back in the Day: The Scottish steam pioneer who was overtaken by competitors

'A study in uncontested power': Review of From Russia with Blood

Back in the Day: ‘King’ John and the Scots’ Covenant

Nations gather for 75th anniversary of major Second World War battle

The Tories didn’t win the election – constitutional change had the real victory

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The life and death of a surgeon with killer connections

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Book review: It Started in a Cupboard by Kenneth Calman

Profile

Leith-built: a history to rival ships of the Clyde

Scotland's Insider Guide: East and West Wemyss

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Updated

Scottish landmark named among Europe's most endangered heritage sites

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How the Church of Scotland's Disruption of 1843 unfolded

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Archaeologists reveal the most-exciting artefacts unearthed in Scotland in 2019

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Review: A History of Britain Through Books by Christopher Tugendhat

His MELODIOUS lordship ... the musical Earl of Kellie, Thomas Alexander Erskine

The lifeboat disaster which added to the toll of a storm

Scotland's Insider Guide: Dumfries

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