That man was Kenneth MacAlpin. The problem with this heroic tale is that it bears little relation to the known facts. A further problem is that there are very few known facts. What we do know is ...

The viscount’s talk began with a discussion of the first king, Kenneth MacAlpin, to be crowned at the site of the present-day palace on Moot Hill in 843 A.D. Much later on, the palace became the ...

At a time when Viking raids were destroying much of Scotland the new king, MacAlpin, helps strengthen the ties between the Pict and Gaelic kingdoms. His legacy is a new royal dynasty that would ...

Scotland's History Early Scotland Kenneth MacAlpin becomes King of Picts The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...