Historic Events

He was one of the greatest poets of the First World War whose powerful anti-war works such as Dulce et Decorum Est about a gas attack in the trenches have been studied by generations of schoolchildren.

Next month marks the centenary of the initiation of a project at the heart of Scottish culture and heritage.

CHARITY Poppyscotland has released 46,000 Poppy petals from the top of the National Wallace Monument, in Stirling, to commemorate the end of the Battle of Arras.

If John Buchan, latterly Lord Tweedsmuir after becoming Governor ­General of ­Canada, is known today, it is because of his First World War adventure story, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and his great character, Major-General Sir Richard Hannay.

A new festival to mark the life of Mary Queen of Scots has been announced on the anniversary of her audacious escape from Lochleven Castle.

THE world’s biggest week of piping – Piping Live! and The Worlds – to return to Glasgow

A former postman and scaffolder who won a screen role in Game of Thrones is to step into the shoes of John Knox on stage.

THE Bridge of Carr - unsurprisingly located in Carrbridge - is thought to be the oldest surviving bridge in the Highlands and was built between around May and November 1717.

CELTIC’S victory in the European Cup 50 years ago was a rite of passage for a whole community who still cling to relics of that day, writes Dani Garavelli

Of all the First World War centenaries that deserve special commemoration, the Battle of Arras is particularly poignant for Scots.

Descendants of soldiers killed in the Battle of Arras – including 18,000 Scots – 
gathered at events in Scotland and France yesterday to mark its centenary.

At the Battle of Arras, which began 100 years ago today, the proportion of Scots fighting was higher than at any other engagement of the First World War. It was to end in bloody stalemate with the British suffering 160,000 casualties and the Germans 125,000. And yet the High Command’s intention had been to minimise the death and destruction witnessed the previous year.

A SYMBOLIC sculpture depicting the last remaining tree in a WWI battlefield is set to go on display at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

It was one of the bloodiest offensives of the First World War which claimed the lives of around 18,000 Scots as the Allies strived to outflank German forces.

Scotland will play a key role in the international commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Arras this Sunday with events taking place both in France and Scotland.

Many adults do not believe that today’s young people grasp the importance of the First World War, a poll has found.

FOR two consecutive seasons in the 1950s, a small, resourceful racing team from Merchiston swept aside the big guns to become Le Mans 24hr champions

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of The Scotsman, we are dipping into our archives to bring you a selection of some of the greatest stories ever told over the last two centuries. We begin this series with The Explorers, and the following edited extract covers Dr David Livingstone’s remarkable journey across Africa in 1856.