Our History lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, explores the life and legacy of King Robert II’s notorious third son, Alexander Stewart, better known as ‘the Wolf of Badenoch’. This article first appeared as part of the ’10 Minutes On…’ column in History Scotland magazine, with whose kind permission it is republished here. When King Robert II
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Sylvia Valentine is a professional genealogist who is also completing a PhD at the University of Dundee. Her thesis explores opposition to compulsory smallpox vaccination in 19th and early 20th– century Scotland. Follow Sylvia on Twitter at @historylady2013 The names Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Charles Maitland and Edward Jenner are familiar to anyone researching the
Our History lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, looks at the notorious executions of two noblemen under suspicious circumstances during the minority of James II. This article first appeared as part of the ’10 Minutes On…’ column in History Scotland magazine, with whose kind permission it is republished here. The assassination of King James I in 1437
In this guest post, Dr Craig Lamont (University of Glasgow) explores how we can go about rediscovering and reimagining Georgian Glasgow. When I embarked on the ‘Georgian Glasgow’ PhD project in 2012, I did not know all that much about the Georgian era. My knowledge of Glasgow, shaped almost completely by the 20th century, was
Our History Lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, provides a brief summary of the long-standing resistance offered to the MacMalcolm kings of the 12th and 13th centuries by the rival Meic Uilleim family. This article first appeared as part of the ’10 Minutes On…’ column in History Scotland magazine, with whose kind permission it is republished here. Malcom III, the
Our History Lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, provides an overview of the Roman attempt to subjugate Scotland towards the end of the 1st century CE. This article first appeared as part of the ’10 Minutes On…’ column in History Scotland magazine, with whose kind permission it is republished here. Julius Caesar was the first Roman commander to set foot
Join us for the first ever celebration of the life and work of Cupar-born early Scottish Science Fiction writer, Robert Duncan Milne in his hometown. Milne made a larger contribution to early Science Fiction than Robert Louis Stevenson or Arthur Conan Doyle, yet his work has been lost to history until now. A collaboration between
Our History Lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, provides an overview of the short but vicious civil war that followed the deposition in 1567 of Mary, Queen of Scots. This article first appeared as part of the ’10 Minutes On…’ column in History Scotland magazine, with whose kind permission it is republished here. The turbulent personal rule
Our History lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, has teamed up with History Scotland magazine to host an exciting webinar series. Beginning in 2020 as a attempt to keep History fans engaged during lockdown, the webinar series proved so popular that History Scotland has now announced its continuation into 2022 and beyond. Topics covered so far have
We are excited to announce that our Senior Lecturer in History, Dr Martine Van Ittersum, will be appearing in an upcoming radio series exploring the historical relationship between Scotland and the Low Countries. ‘Scotland the Low Countries’ is a two-part series presented by Billy Kay which celebrates Scotland’s historic links with the Flemish and Dutch
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History Scotland Webinar Series 24 Sep, 2021
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