History Scotland
History Scotland is the world’s premier Scottish history magazine, written by a team of historians, curators, archaeologists and authors and enjoyed by thousands of readers around the world.
New and existing subscribers to the magazine now receive a monthly e-mail with exclusive interviews, discounts on books, events and products. Plus, the exhibitions and events you don't want to miss each month.
May / June 2020
Read Scottish history from the comfort of your home: Reconstructing an epic 650-mile cattle drove from Skye to Devon, the surprising survival strategies employed by widows of the Thirty Years’ War and…
On Sale: 11 April 2020
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March / April 2020
We take a look at the world of Scottish Witchcraft, a Bronze Age unearthed in Orkney, plus Scotland's role in the 30 years' war (1618-48)
On Sale: 08 February 2020
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January / February 2020
The incredible survival of a plucky Shetland crofter, Scotland's ever evolving ideas of the spirit world, Prince Leopold's visit to Edinburgh and lots more...
On Sale: 14 December 2019
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November / December 2019
The November/December issue of History Scotland is packed full of the latest research news and articles you can’t read anywhere else, with in-depth reads from experts in the fields of Scottish…
On Sale: 12 October 2019
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September / October 2019
The 6 men who dared to oppose the National Covenant, a special report on the trail of Rome's missing ninth legion, plus a 10 year project sheds new light on traprain treasure
On Sale: 10 August 2019
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July / August 2019
19 digs and projects to get involved with this summer, new research on Margaret Tudor, a Scotsman at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, plus lots of talk on tartan and bagpipes!
On Sale: 08 June 2019
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May / June 2019
Special issue on rebuilding a nation after the Great War, we explore the sites of the German High Seas, plus links between war service and crime
On Sale: 13 April 2019
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Mar / Apr 2019
Explore centuries of Scottish coastal history, reconstruction of an early Scottish migrant, plus NEW excavations at the prison of Mary Queen of Scots
On Sale: 09 February 2019
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Jan / Feb 2019
The tough reality of life as a Dundee whaler, the life of Stewart queen Mary of Guelders, the restoration of Monteath Mausoleum, and much more…
On Sale: 08 December 2018
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Nov / Dec 2018
EXCLUSIVE History DVD on the Jacobites, explore what life was like for Scots in Early Modern England, all new National Galleries Scots exhibition, plus new research on Joan Beaufort
On Sale: 13 October 2018
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