Library: history

From Russia to Italy, CJ Schüler's book follows the route of amber, taking in lost empires and the author's dark family history.

In the 1770s, the brig Lovely Nelly left the Solway for Prince Edward Island carrying the hopes of 120 families. Now a new collection of writing imagines their stories.

In this event co-hosted by The Old Bank Bookshop, Professor Ted Cowan discussed the most famous document in Scotland’s history, 700 after its signing. Catch up here.

Writer and historian Hugh McMillan views south-west Scotland through the eyes of an unreliable local. First up: the truth about fairy folk and plagues.