The Scottish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all. HTML Time and location All seminars take place on Thursdays at 5.15-6:30pm, unless otherwise stated, in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Old Medical School. All are welcome to attend, and it is not necessary to book a place in advance. Seminars will normally take place in hybrid format, with online joining instructions circulated via the Scottish History seminar mailing list. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to receive this information, please contact the seminar convenor (alasdair.raffe@ed.ac.uk). Event schedule Semester 2 2023/24 Date Speaker Topic Notes Thu 25 Jan Dr Désha Osborne (University of Edinburgh) ‘The “Earl of Stirling,” the “Duke of Argyll” and the forging of St Vincent, 1763-1863’ Thur 1 Feb Professor Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham) ‘The saga of the Earls of Orkney and family traditions in the Viking diaspora’ CANCELLED Thu 8 Feb Robbie Tree (University of Stirling) ‘Conciliar Erastianism in post-revolution Scotland: The Privy Council and Church Government, 1689-1708’ Thu 15 Feb Dr Laura Mair (University of Aberdeen) ‘“A child of my adoption”: Child welfare, parental authority, and the Edinburgh Ragged School, c. 1847-1887’ CANCELLED Thu 29 Feb Dr Robert Pirrie (WS Society) ‘Highland Edinburgh, 1603-1830: Division and fusion’ Thu 7 Mar Professor Annie Tindley (University of Newcastle) ‘A nobility of trees: The Dukes of Buccleuch and forestry in the 19th Century’ In association with the Scottish History Society Thu 14 Mar Dr Jackson Armstrong (University of Aberdeen) ‘“All thingis covntit”: Government and accounting in 15th century burghs’ Co-badged with the Medieval History Research Seminar Thu 21 Mar Dr Alok Oak (IASH, University of Edinburgh) ‘Forging a Commonwealth of nations: British intellectuals and the (dis)trust in empire (1926-56)’ Thu 28 Mar Dr Bill Aird (University of Edinburgh) '"Our lady, your sister, the queen": Edith-Matilda of Scotland, Queen of England, 1100-1118 and her brothers, Edgar, Alexander I, and David I' Co-badged with the Medieval History Research Seminar Semester 1 2023/24 Date Speaker Topic Note Thu 05 Oct Dr Scott Hames (University of Stirling) ‘Alternative Scotlands: The Cultural Magazine as National Counter-Public, c. 1980-2000’ Thu 12 Oct René Winkler (University of Edinburgh) ‘Fossil Fuel: Robert Wodrow, James Paterson and a Scottish Network of Natural History Exchange, c. 1699-1702’ Thu 19 Oct Ashlyn Cudney (University of Edinburgh) ‘Violence in Seventeenth-Century Bute: An Intersectional Approach’ Fri 27 Oct Professor Jane Dawson Inaugural SHRT Jenny Wormald Lecture Please this link for details and how to RSVP. Thu 2 Nov Jenny McHugh (University of Lancaster) ‘Loyalty and Rebellion in Fourteenth-Century Scotland: An Examination of Allegiance via Oaths of ‘Fealty’ and Treason Trials’ In association with the Medieval History Research Seminar Thu 9 Nov Alison Clark (University of Edinburgh) ‘Expanding the Boundaries of Empire, 1790-1815: Scottish Traders in the Southeast Caribbean’ Thu 16 Nov Dr Andy King (University of Southampton) ‘“Edward, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland”: Perceptions of the Kingship of Edward Balliol, 1332-56’ In association with the Medieval History Research Seminar Thu 23 Nov Dr Rosi Carr (University of Edinburgh) ‘Enlightened and Lethal Manhood in an Interconnected Empire: Lachlan Macquarie (1761/2-1824)’ Co-sponsored by Edinburgh Centre for Global History Thu 30 Nov Dr Sarah Leith (University of St Andrews) ‘Stories of the Scene and Unseen: Spirituality and Mountain Literature in Modern Scotland’ Further information Please contact the organiser, Dr Alasdair Raffe, for further information. Dr Alasdair Raffe Lecturer in History School of History, Classics and Archaeology University of Edinburgh Contact details Website: Dr Raffe's staff profile Work: 0131 651 4269 Email: Alasdair.Raffe@ed.ac.uk HTML Follow the School of History, Classics and Archaeology Find out about news and events in our community, or ask us a question online. Instagram Twitter YouTube Facebook Many of our research centres and groups, as well as subject areas and seminar series have their own social media spaces too. You can find out more at the link below. Follow us online [scald=4464:uoe_node_atom_full {"alt":"","caption":""}] This article was published on 2024-06-19
HTML Time and location All seminars take place on Thursdays at 5.15-6:30pm, unless otherwise stated, in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Old Medical School. All are welcome to attend, and it is not necessary to book a place in advance. Seminars will normally take place in hybrid format, with online joining instructions circulated via the Scottish History seminar mailing list. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to receive this information, please contact the seminar convenor (alasdair.raffe@ed.ac.uk). Event schedule Semester 2 2023/24 Date Speaker Topic Notes Thu 25 Jan Dr Désha Osborne (University of Edinburgh) ‘The “Earl of Stirling,” the “Duke of Argyll” and the forging of St Vincent, 1763-1863’ Thur 1 Feb Professor Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham) ‘The saga of the Earls of Orkney and family traditions in the Viking diaspora’ CANCELLED Thu 8 Feb Robbie Tree (University of Stirling) ‘Conciliar Erastianism in post-revolution Scotland: The Privy Council and Church Government, 1689-1708’ Thu 15 Feb Dr Laura Mair (University of Aberdeen) ‘“A child of my adoption”: Child welfare, parental authority, and the Edinburgh Ragged School, c. 1847-1887’ CANCELLED Thu 29 Feb Dr Robert Pirrie (WS Society) ‘Highland Edinburgh, 1603-1830: Division and fusion’ Thu 7 Mar Professor Annie Tindley (University of Newcastle) ‘A nobility of trees: The Dukes of Buccleuch and forestry in the 19th Century’ In association with the Scottish History Society Thu 14 Mar Dr Jackson Armstrong (University of Aberdeen) ‘“All thingis covntit”: Government and accounting in 15th century burghs’ Co-badged with the Medieval History Research Seminar Thu 21 Mar Dr Alok Oak (IASH, University of Edinburgh) ‘Forging a Commonwealth of nations: British intellectuals and the (dis)trust in empire (1926-56)’ Thu 28 Mar Dr Bill Aird (University of Edinburgh) '"Our lady, your sister, the queen": Edith-Matilda of Scotland, Queen of England, 1100-1118 and her brothers, Edgar, Alexander I, and David I' Co-badged with the Medieval History Research Seminar Semester 1 2023/24 Date Speaker Topic Note Thu 05 Oct Dr Scott Hames (University of Stirling) ‘Alternative Scotlands: The Cultural Magazine as National Counter-Public, c. 1980-2000’ Thu 12 Oct René Winkler (University of Edinburgh) ‘Fossil Fuel: Robert Wodrow, James Paterson and a Scottish Network of Natural History Exchange, c. 1699-1702’ Thu 19 Oct Ashlyn Cudney (University of Edinburgh) ‘Violence in Seventeenth-Century Bute: An Intersectional Approach’ Fri 27 Oct Professor Jane Dawson Inaugural SHRT Jenny Wormald Lecture Please this link for details and how to RSVP. Thu 2 Nov Jenny McHugh (University of Lancaster) ‘Loyalty and Rebellion in Fourteenth-Century Scotland: An Examination of Allegiance via Oaths of ‘Fealty’ and Treason Trials’ In association with the Medieval History Research Seminar Thu 9 Nov Alison Clark (University of Edinburgh) ‘Expanding the Boundaries of Empire, 1790-1815: Scottish Traders in the Southeast Caribbean’ Thu 16 Nov Dr Andy King (University of Southampton) ‘“Edward, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland”: Perceptions of the Kingship of Edward Balliol, 1332-56’ In association with the Medieval History Research Seminar Thu 23 Nov Dr Rosi Carr (University of Edinburgh) ‘Enlightened and Lethal Manhood in an Interconnected Empire: Lachlan Macquarie (1761/2-1824)’ Co-sponsored by Edinburgh Centre for Global History Thu 30 Nov Dr Sarah Leith (University of St Andrews) ‘Stories of the Scene and Unseen: Spirituality and Mountain Literature in Modern Scotland’ Further information Please contact the organiser, Dr Alasdair Raffe, for further information. Dr Alasdair Raffe Lecturer in History School of History, Classics and Archaeology University of Edinburgh Contact details Website: Dr Raffe's staff profile Work: 0131 651 4269 Email: Alasdair.Raffe@ed.ac.uk HTML Follow the School of History, Classics and Archaeology Find out about news and events in our community, or ask us a question online. Instagram Twitter YouTube Facebook Many of our research centres and groups, as well as subject areas and seminar series have their own social media spaces too. You can find out more at the link below. Follow us online [scald=4464:uoe_node_atom_full {"alt":"","caption":""}]
HTML Follow the School of History, Classics and Archaeology Find out about news and events in our community, or ask us a question online. Instagram Twitter YouTube Facebook Many of our research centres and groups, as well as subject areas and seminar series have their own social media spaces too. You can find out more at the link below. Follow us online