Burke and Hare: Murder, Anatomy and Edinburgh’s Darkest Scandal
Originally published 14 September 2025. The story of Burke and Hare reveals how Edinburgh’s demand for anatomical cadavers helped fuel murder, scandal and major reform of medical law.
William Wallace: Scotland’s Enduring Symbol of Freedom
Originally published 23 August 2025. Executed on 23 August 1305, William Wallace became an enduring symbol of Scottish resistance whose legacy lives on in the Wallace Monument.
Sergeant David Alexander Kitto: The Soldier Found 73 Years After Cambrai
Originally published 9 July 2025. The remarkable story of RAMC Sergeant David Alexander Kitto, whose remains were identified more than seven decades after the Battle of Cambrai.
John James Rickard Macleod: The Overlooked Scotsman Behind the Discovery of Insulin
Originally published 6 September 2026. Scottish scientist John James Rickard Macleod’s knowledge, leadership and scientific judgement were central to the discovery of insulin.