Scottish History Podcast

11/06/2026

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11/06/2026

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THE HISTORY OF LANGUAGE IN SCOTLAND
In this episode, we explore the history of the different languages used in Scotland.
Language is an amazing topic and I started writing this episode YEARS ago and never finished it until now.
Even today, you'll find different languages spoken all over Scotland.
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or whoever you get your podcasts!

08/06/2026

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SAINT COLUMBA & JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

This week in Scottish History saw the death of Saints Columba and the Birth of James Clerk Maxwell.
So naturally I decided to write this episode about them for this Mondays episode.

Enjoy!

07/06/2026

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Tomorrow, "This Week in Scottish History" returns with two extraordinary figures: Saint Columba and James Clerk Maxwell. One helped shape Scotland's spiritual future, the other revolutionised modern science. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

06/06/2026

Seeing influencers recommending the Isle of Skye constantly on social media breaks my heart.
Skye is an absolutely amazing place which has - and I'll say this as purely my opinion - been over run by over tourism for the last 10 years.
Seeing once tranquil places turned into "fairy" lands and being tarmacked to allow the swathes and swathes of rental campervans and cars to park on, it's not been great to see from a Scottish persons viewpoint.
Obviously now, Skye relies heavily on tourism - but in my opinion the best time to visit, is the winter, where it's so much more peaceful and returns to the 'semi' tranquil days I remember.

The Orkney Islands on the other hand do not have this problem in the summer as much anyway.
Cruise ships dock in Kirkwall and Stromness but there is so much more to see and learn, that if you're planning a trip to Scotland this summer - skip Skye and head to Orkney instead.
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04/06/2026

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THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT
After numerous people from the Enlightenment appeared in the T.W.I.S.H series so far, I thought it about time to properly explain the what, the when, the where, the why and the how, of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Episode 107 - The Scottish Enlightenment - Available Now!

03/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿EPISODE 107 - THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
scothistorypod[dot]com

01/06/2026

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T.W.I.S.H.
JAMES HUTTON & ADAM SMITH
This week is going to be a bit "Scottish Enlightenment" heavy! This first episode this week sees the birth of 2 major players from the Enlightenment.
A lot of the TWISH content has had a few Enlightenment mentions, and so on Thursday, our long form episode will be all about The Scottish Enlightenment itself, and explaining more about what that means.

Anyway, for today, please enjoy!

30/05/2026

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Hey folks!

Hope you've been enjoying the new episodes.
Again, I really want to know what you folks put there want to hear about!!!
This week will be very Scottish Enlightenment heavy, as both the TWISH episode and the full episode on Thursday will focus on the Enlightenment.
I'm almost finished writing about the languages of Scotland too - again a topic that's been much requested in the past.

So please - message me your suggestions.
Even if you have suggested them before - please send them to me again!

Just click on message or send me an email [email protected].

Cheers!
Owen

28/05/2026

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THE WITCH TRIALS

This weeks episode is one of the most requested episodes ever on the podcast and I cannot believe that it has taken over 100 episodes to get there!
Finally, we talk about the witch trials. Something already touched on in a couple of recent episodes, but now we find out the full story.