Brexit and the mythologies of nationalism: a warning for Wales

Richard Marsden explores the historical distinctions between nationalist movements in Scotland, Ireland and Wales - and what this means for the UK after Brexit

The real reason Yes Scotland avoids Braveheart nostalgia

In 1998 Alex Salmond dismissed doubts over Scotland’s Celtic lineage as “ignorance bordering on silliness”. In 2007 he expounded a vision of the country as a “Celtic lion” economy. In 2005 a Scottish National Party press release on the anniversary of William Wallace’s execution stated that he “saved the nation from surrender and annihilation”. More recently, Salmond’s impassioned speeches have channelled Mel Gibson’s Wallace from the 1995 Hollywood blockbuster Braveheart

The antiquarian photography of Cosmo Innes

The article focuses on the photography of historian Cosmo Innes. The author provides a brief historical background on Innes, discusses his interest in photographing pre-Reformation Scottish churches, and contrasts his work depicting church architecture to his photographs of country mansions, including Cawdor Castle, Auldbar Castle, and Gordon Castle

Game of Thrones: imagined world combines romantic and grotesque visions of Middle Ages

OU historian Richard Marsden examines how longstanding assumptions about the Middle Ages have shaped the world presented in HBO's Gamer of Throne

Who was St David?

Where does St David's iconic status stem from and what is known of the man who lived 1500 years ago? Explore St David in more detail here..