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The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration Fund
Read more: The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration FundVéronique Molinari explores how four people united forces to help young Shetlanders emigrate to Australia
Lord Kelvin and the Apocalypse: the striking convergence of religion and cosmology
The surprising role of scripture in developing scientific theories of the universe in 19th-century Scotland.
The curious case of Scottish inns, or what travellers sought and found when they encountered them
The editor of the International Review of Scottish Studies introduces the new special issue.
Chrystal Macmillan: champion for women’s equality, peace and justice
Meet a key figure of the women's movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Finding a Scottish Nun in Seventeenth-Century Canada
by Mairi Cowan You never know what you might find in an archive. I went looking for demons, and I found a Scottish nun. My research had brought me to Quebec City to investigate a case of witchcraft and demonic…
James Macpherson, the man behind the myth: Highland clan champion and nouveau riche
Thomas Archambaud explores the life and reputation of writer, politician, clan champion and colonial agent James Macpherson.
Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps
Reinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.
EUP 75: Our Publishing in Scottish Studies
Discover the story of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University Press – the first publications, the books that changed the field and what you can expect to see in future
Perspectives from Beyond Scotland’s Borders: Nurturing Innovative, Global Scholarship on Scottish History and Culture for Half a Century
by Kevin James and Melissa Turner Scotland has always had a geographically expansive range of global engagements: its imprint is discernible around the world—not just in the form of permanent settlement, much as its global impact has often been measured…
Threads that Bind: Women and their Clothing in Sixteenth-Century Scotland
by Cathryn Spence and Cordelia Beattie The saying goes, ‘Clothes make the man’, but in early modern Scotland, many women would have considered clothing to be a central part of their identity. According to early modern legal treatises, married women…