New research by a leading historian shows a surprising historical perspective on being British. In late medieval Scotland, the island of Britain was sometimes seen as fundamentally Scottish. This ...
The dramatic news that Scotland has voted against independence from the United Kingdom has been welcomed by financial markets and many around the world. This is not just because one of the world’s ...
Nearly 85 percent of voters cast their ballots in the independence referendum. — -- Scotland won't be leaving the United Kingdom after all. After weeks of buildup, Scots rejected independence and ...
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Scottish voters have rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom in a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. The decision prevented a ...
If Scotland leaves the UK, reverberations will be felt around the world. — -- Of all the many crises this summer -- from ISIS, to Ukraine, Ebola to Libya -- who'd have thought jolly old England ...
The monument to Sir William Wallace stands near the city of Stirling, a castle town not far from the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. On blustery days when the sun peeks through the clouds, the ...