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The credit crunch… in the 16th Century

A major new parliamentary record to be launched this week tells how Scottish politicians faced issues such as fuel shortages and binge drinking hundreds of years ago.

Medieval minds

Modern man would be astounded by the silence and smell of society in the Middle Ages if catapulted back in time, according to a leading medieval historian.

One giant waste of time?

Research into the darker side of space exploration, which views the 1969 moon landing as '$35 billion ego trip', has been published by a historian at the University of St Andrews.

From Fife to Rio de Janeiro

CAPTION: Natalie Roncone, Maria Halkias and John McCallum (front row) with representatives of the University and the Trust at the Burnwynd History & Art Dinner.

Rob Roy book prize

A University of St Andrews historian has been awarded a major book prize for his research into Rob Roy.