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The enduring mystery of Scotland’s medieval cannibals

The most famous Scottish cannibal was Sawney Bean, a 16th-century man who, with his wife and children, supposedly killed and ate travellers to the...

17.08.2026 20

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Gordon McKelvie

How medieval Scottish kings kept unrest at bay with populist policies

Scotland avoided the popular riots that shook other nations.

11.08.2026 20

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Gordon McKelvie