In 1251 Alexander was married to Margaret, the daughter of King Henry III of England. Henry attempted to force his young son-in-law to recognise him as overlord of Scotland. Despite his youth, the ...

The reign of Alexander III was notable for three major things. Firstly he was to succeed where his father, Alexander II, had failed in ridding the Western Isles of Scotland of Norse influence.

Scotland and England are two nations divided by their experience of history. That divide was never wider than during the Wars ...

Alexander's soldiers attacked the islands with such ferocity that in 1263 the king of Norway sent a large fleet of viking ships to attack Scotland. Alexander's army defended Scotland at the Battle ...