History Scotland – November/December 2015

History Scotland is the world's premier Scottish history magazine, available in print and digital editions.  The magazine was launched in October 2001 at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh by Professor Christopher Smout, Historiographer Royal, who is now one of the magazine’s patrons. It is backed by the Scottish history and archaeology professions with leading representatives from a variety of different disciplines on the Editorial Board.  History Scotland provides fascinating features on topics from all branches and periods of Scottish history and archaeology.

The November-December issue of History Scotland is packed full of in-depth features on Scotland’s history, archaeology and heritage. Highlights in this issue include:

* Life on the edge – the last St Kildans
* The discovery of Scotland’s earliest Pictish fort
* The explosive history of gunpowder in Scotland
* New archive discovery sheds light on the soldier who left Scotland to fight for Garibaldi