Author: Chris Paton

Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries. From its humble beginnin...

In this, the fully updated second edition of his bestselling guide to researching Irish history using the internet, Chris Paton shows the extraordi...

Scotland is a land with a proud and centuries long history that far pre-dates its membership of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Today in the ...

Despite its Union with England and Wales in 1707, Scotland remained virtually independent from its partners in many ways, retaining its own legal s...

The history of Ireland is one that was long dominated by the question of land ownership, with complex and often distressing tales over the centurie...

In March 1866, Janet Rogers travelled to the Perthshire-based farm of her brother, William Henderson, to help with chores while he looked for a new...

Ireland has experienced considerably more tragedy when it comes to the preservation of resources for family historians than its close neighbour Bri...