In Scotland, New Year's Eve is known as Hogmanay and involves several fun traditions. The holiday dates back to the 1600s, when Christmas was made illegal throughout the country. In Scotland, it's ...

One of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in Scotland, Falkland Palace was adored by Mary, Queen of Scots. It’s the result of the vision of James IV and his son James V who, in the early ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (RNS) — Just off of Royal Mile in Old Town Edinburgh, in a 17th-century stone building on Chalmers Close, is a new museum that, though dedicated to a part of history most Scots ...

You wouldn't know it from its numerous screen adaptations, but Scotland runs right through Frankenstein. It was central to the 1818 novel's inception and sections of the story play out across the ...

The persecution began in the 1500s and lasted almost two centuries. Nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, a vast majority of them women. They were arrested, brutally tortured and coerced ...

POTOMAC, Md. — WUSA9 first shared a series of stories about the historic enclave back in February. In the summer of 2019, a catastrophic storm nearly knocked it’s church off its foundation. But with ...

Scotland's 85-0 rout of the USA was the biggest ever win at Murrayfield in 100 years of history at the ground, and their third-biggest win of all-time. The USA didn't offer a huge amount, but Scotland ...