Many in Edinburgh know the names Burke and Hare, often describing them as body snatchers. But let’s be clear: they were not grave...

The woman who survived her own execution. As with many folk-tales there are many incarnations of this story, but they all share the same...

Along the famous Royal Mile, you’ll find more than 80 narrow closes, wynds and courts. The closes date back to Medieval Scotland, and...

The word ‘Luckenbooth’ may conjure the thought of one of two things for you ; the locked booths that once lined the thriving and bustling...