I encountered this curling pin badge recently, and, initially, I could not explain what it was about. When did Canadian and US ladies visi...

"When was the 'Golden Age' of curling in Scotland?" I was asked this question earlier this year. It can be answered in a n...

During the second world war, curling continued in Scotland, although naturally to a limited extent. The Annual of the Royal Caledonian C...

I have written recently about how the Royal Caledonian Curling Club gained its Royal Patronage here , and about other Royal connections duri...

Prince Albert died in December 1861, just 42 years old. There's no doubt that his marriage to Queen Victoria was a loving one. I was t...

Queen Victoria was just eighteen years old on her accession to the throne on June 20, 1837. She married Prince Albert, of Saxe-Coburg and Go...