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Category: Scottish History

British History

Scottish Diaspora Virtual Issue

posted by Teri Williams June 27, 20224 min read9 Views

Our Scottish Studies Scottish Diaspora Virtual Issue has just launched, and features almost 30 journal articles and book chapters from…

British History

100 Years of The Scottish Historical Review

posted by Teri Williams May 19, 202214 min read51 Views

The Scottish Historical Review (SHR) is the premier journal in the field of Scottish historical studies, covering all periods of Scottish history…

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British History

Clarifying Henry Dundas’ role as a ‘great delayer’ of the abolition of the slave trade (Part 3: A case study in the ethics of academic and public history)

posted by Kevin Worrall November 12, 20217 min read283 Views

Stephen Mullen Missed Part 1 and 2? Read them here! Part 1Part 2 The Scottish Historical Review was the natural…

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British History

Clarifying Henry Dundas’ role as a ‘great delayer’ of the abolition of the slave trade (Part 2: West India Interests)

posted by Kevin Worrall November 11, 202110 min read240 Views

Stephen Mullen Missed Part 1? Read it here! I was a reluctant and unintentional scholar of Henry Dundas. Whilst examining…

The Melville monument overlooking the Edinburgh skyline
British History

Clarifying Henry Dundas’ role as a ‘great delayer’ of the abolition of the slave trade (Part 1: Historiographical Orthodoxy, Public Debate and Memorialisation)

posted by Kevin Worrall November 10, 20217 min read507 Views

Stephen Mullen Since 2016 or thereabouts, there has been considerable public discussion about the role of Henry Dundas (1742–1811) in…

Cultural Studies

Q&A with the Author of Slaves and Highlanders

posted by Daniel Miele October 25, 20215 min read107 Views

by David Alston Can you tell us a bit about the book? Slaves and Highlanders is an exploration of the…

Cultural Studies

The Burns Supper: A New Field of Study

posted by Teri Williams October 4, 20217 min read216 Views

By Dr Paul Malgrati Over the past 220 years, the Burns Supper has become the quintessential festival of Scottish culture,…

British History

Blood and Vellum: Manuscripts and Materiality in a Pandemic

posted by Teri Williams July 2, 20218 min read276 Views

By Bryony Coombs In March 2020 I was working in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, conducting research on a fifteenth…

Cultural Studies

Burns Chronicle: The Oldest Scottish Literature Journal in the World?

posted by Teri Williams April 15, 20215 min read153 Views

By the Editors & Reviews Editor, the Burns Chronicle Almost 130 years ago, in 1892, enthusiasts started publishing the Burns…

British History

In memory of Professor Richard Sharpe FBA, FSA, FRHistS, Hon. MRIA

posted by Teri Williams March 19, 202116 min read295 Views

17 February 1954 to 21 March 2020 By John Reuben Davies (Editor, The Innes Review) A year has now passed…

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