Scotland's most famous connection with Europe was the Auld Alliance with France. First agreed in 1295/6 the Auld Alliance was built on Scotland and France's shared need to curtail English expansion.

In a paper to be published next year, Dr Siobhan Talbott argues the Franco-Scottish Auld Alliance of 1295 survived centuries of enmity and war between Britain and France – even after the Act of Union ...

In the age before the corking process and vintage wines were unheard of, it was the freshness of the grape that counted. The so-called fine wines of the time had a young and fresh taste and would ...