Year: 2025

View of Edinburgh Castle perched on a rocky hill, surrounded by stone walls and overlooking the cityscape and distant water under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, there is an illustration of a historical pirate in ornate period clothing, outlined in red and holding a long sword.

Pirates of Edinburgh Castle

2 December 2025

Stories from the castle

In this portrait the King's clothes are meticulously rendered. James VI is shown wearing a broad-brimmed black hat, an embroidered black coat over a costume decorated with gold braid and jewelled buttons down the front.

James VI and his Edinburgh Castle legacy

26 March 2025

Scottish History

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