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Explore Ancient Egypt as depicted in the Bible. Consider famed Biblical episodes such as Creation and the Flood alongside the archeological...

Dig deeper into key archaeological sites, from the Palaeolithic to the 1900s and examine their impact on archaeological thought and...

Learn about decolonising archaeology and explore how Europe’s marginalised groups helped shape society, and how they have been represented in...

Using the Paston letters - a rare collection of medieval correspondence – explore the lives of a 15th-century English family in love, marriage,...

Explore the history behind notorious murderers, Burke and Hare. Learn how crime and science became intertwined at the time, and what this tells us...

Explore Europe’s transformation from the Reformation to the Industrial Revolution in this introduction to 16th–19th century history. 

Explore pilgrimage in late medieval Scotland—its places, purpose, and meaning—through original sources and local landmarks. 

Examine the nature and extent of Scotland’s involvement with slavery in the Atlantic World of the 18th and 19th centuries.  

Explore the lives of ordinary people living in Scotland from 1830 to the present and consider family, work, health and leisure. 

Explore Viking life (8th–11th c.) through historical evidence, tracing their impact in Scandinavia, the British Isles, and beyond. 

Based at the National Museum of Scotland, explore Edinburgh’s Victorian past - from industry and arts to poverty, crime, and social...