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Explore the long history of human movement, from ancient migration to today, through the voices of those who migrated and those who received...

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

Explore Ancient Egyptian history, religion and architecture through the lens of key monuments relating to dynasties, gods and everyday life.

Explore key principles and practices of archaeology such as dating techniques and mapping. Discuss sites from around the world and consider the...

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 of the various peoples, tribal confederations and ‘kingdoms’ of 1st Millennium Scotland.

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 the lives and interactions of Celts, Picts, and Vikings and examine their impact on Scotland and the Viking colonies.

Explore global history through the most influential empires, from ancient times to the British Empire in the 20th century.

Graffiti is thousands of years old and as new as the latest tag on a wall. Join us to explore these marks, messages and meanings.

Explore the evolution of humans from hunter-gatherers to farmers, from the origins of this shift in southwest Asia, through its spread to...

An introduction to Geomythography, which combines folklore, history, archaeology and placenames, to give new insights into early Scotland’s ritual...

Based in the inspirational National Museum of Scotland, examine changes in Scotland from 1714-1815, including the colonies, Jacobites and the...

Develop historical skills - for those who wish to study history at a more advanced level, for example to prepare for postgraduate study.

Step into the world of the ancient Egyptians and start to unlock the secrets of one of the world’s oldest writing systems.

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 the historical and literary context of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ over two days of group discussion and activities.

Join us at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to learn about slavery in Scotland’s past, through discussion of portraits and gallery items.

Join us at the National Museum of Scotland to explore 18th–19th century travellers’ tales of Scotland and contrast promised romantic visions with...