Tag Archive for: Northumbrian

Male and Female Pictish- Warriors

STORY OF SCOTLAND: FOUR PEOPLES – ONE NATION?

There is a curious misconception among some, that Scotland is entirely a Celtic nation. In fact, until the writings of W. F Skene in his work “Celtic Scotland”, published in the 19th century, the opposite was the case. Until “Celtic Scotland”…
Two very famous blades... The basket on the left is Rob Roy MacGregor's. The one on the right is Charles Stewart of Ardshiel, colonel of the Appin regiment at Culloden.

THE SALTIRE: SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL FLAG

The Saltire  is the national flag of Scotland and, with a white diagonal cross on a blue background, it represents the crucifixion of the apostle St. Andrew, Scotland’s patron saint. There is something about the Saltire that stirs the…