A French warship drifted slowly along the coast of Scotland, ominously symbolizing the bondage of the Scottish people. It…
Join Discerning History for a brief overview of the Battle of Concord, the first American victory and one of the…
We're pleased to welcome Ashley Cowie. a Scottish historian, author and filmmaker, for this guest post about one of his experiences…
There's a remnant of royal splendor left in costal North Carolina - Tryon Palace, a reconstruction of the palace built…
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-visual-tour-through-colombias-ancient-lost-city
Visiting a battlefield can give you a far richer experience than just reading what happened there. It gives a greater…
A solitary medical doctor urged his horse forward into the cold and foggy November night. Behind him lay the safety,…
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ulysses-grant-launched-illegal-war-plains-indians-180960787
Although today, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an uninhabited wilderness, when the land was being purchased in the 1920s…
Join us at the Reformation Wall for a brief sketch of the life of John Knox, a Scottish Reformer.