George Wishart
George Wishart (c. 1513 – 46) Wishart was born in Angus before moving north to be educated at Aberdeen University. He moved back south again […]
Ninian Winyet
Ninian Winyet (c. 1518 – 1592) Although Winyet’s early life is not well documented, he may have come from Renfrewshire and studied at Glasgow University, […]
William Wallace
(c.1270 – 1305) Wallace was the second of three sons of Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie in Renfrewshire, a tenant of the Stewards of Scotland. […]
The Vikings
(794 onwards) The first Viking raid on Scotland occured at Iona in 794 and the island was attacked several times in the following years. It […]
The Act of Union
(1707) There had already been several schemes for the uniting of Scotland and England during the 17th century, these occurred in 1606, 1667, 1670 and […]
The Twentieth Century
& beyond! During the late nineteenth century there had been a large development of heavy industry on the Clyde, with a special emphasis on ship-building. […]
John Spotiswoode
John Spotiswoode (1565 – 1639) John was the son of a minister of Mid Calder, also named John, and he was educated at Glasgow University. […]