Tartans, Clans, and Sir Walter Scott

by Guest Blogger Josi Kilpack My newest novel Lady of the Lakes: The True Love Story of Sir Walter Scot is my first novel set in Scotland. Having seen Braveheart once upon a time and being an avid fan of Sean Connery’s brogue wasn’t quite enough. In order to tell the story as best I could I had to learn the history and the details of daily life in Scotland at the turn of the…

History of the British Flag

Today, the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is referred to as the “Union Jack” or “Union Flag.” The Union Jack as we know it today was born from the union of Ireland and Great Britain in 1801.  However, before 1603, the British flag was very different than today’s flag. England, Ireland, and Scotland were different countries, each having their own individual flags. England’s flag honored the patron saint of…