1780- Bowed Joseph died. Bowed Joseph born in the cowgate was a famous Edinburgh agitator and took part in riots. 1790- Leith dockers strike 1864- Annuity tax riot. 1865-Midlothian farmworkers' union ...

Edinburgh residents line up on tartan plaids for the parade during Edinburgh’s 1922 centennial celebration. The town is celebrating its bicentennial in 2022 with a year-long slate of activities and ...

The Royal Mile links Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, with lots of stops along the way. This is where visitors can shop for the perfect souvenir, like a wool scarf or tweed bag; swing by a bar ...

Here are 28 pictures to take you back to the Leith of the 1950s and 1960s. We’ve raided our archives to take a look at what ...

His original creator Arthur Conan Doyle might have based the groundbreaking detective in London but the character was conceived and inspired by Conan Doyle’s training in Edinburgh’s world-renowned ...

I spent a day exploring a network of underground streets in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mary King's Close dates back to the 17th century and is said to be haunted. After learning about the eerie history, I ...