One of the major figures in the history of the Western Isles is Somerled. Born around 1117 and with a mixed Norse and Gaelic pedigree, Somerled was challenge the might of both Norway and Scotland in ...

James became king in 1437 after the murder of his father. His minority years saw much bloodshed as rival factions vied to ...

When James finally assumed the role of governing Scotland by himself in 1449 he found that the Douglas clan had a stranglehold ... with John MacDonald, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, and ...