Scottish Historical Review

‘This trial is no trivial matter. It affects me, but it affects the country more’: Sedition, the Scottish Martyrs and Scots Law | The Scottish Historical Review As he faced conviction for sedition in 1793, Thomas Muir lamented ‘this trial is no trivial matter. It affects me, but it affects the country more.’ This statement echoes the sentiment of the time whe...

As he faced conviction for sedition in 1793, Thomas Muir lamented ‘this trial is no trivial matter. It affects me, but it affects the country more....' Read more here, in our recently published article by Rachel Bennett and Lauren Darwin www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...

A ‘brotherhood of the rink’? Curling, Freemasonry and the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, 1600–1939 | The Scottish Historical Review This article examines the relationship of the sport of curling with freemasonry and associated customs. Prior to the 1840s local curling societies and clubs initiated members in their organisations us...

If you have a uni login, check out my upcoming article from @scottishhistreview.bsky.social, now up in draft form (paywall).

It examines the historic relationship between Scottish curling, customs and personnel related to Freemasonry, and the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.

👇'Feuding in the Streets? Gender, Crime, and Conflict in Scottish Towns, c. 1500-1600' by @kiritekatawa.bsky.social, online & in person. This looks to be great.

Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - shr: Vol 104, No 2

Did you read any of the articles in our Special Issue? Tell us about them! Extra points for citations 👀https://www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/104/2

CFP for the conference 'Scotland's Historic Environments and the British Empire'

Wicked Wild Wastes? - Edinburgh University Press Blog Dr Edward Stewart challenges contemporary notions of rewilding, suggesting an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places.

Could contemporary rewilding represent an act of marginalisation? 

@eddiecstewart.bsky.social looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places in a new EUP blog post 👉

Find out more in ‘Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes.’

Available to read for free in the latest issue of @scottishhistreview.bsky.social 

Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - shr: Vol 104, No 2

The latest special issue of @scottishhistreview.bsky.social, on Scotland's Environmental History, is out!

Thanks to the guest editors, Rebecca Main, Richard Oram & Annie Tindley, for their fantastic work.

Read the issue on the @edinburghup.bsky.social website: www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/104/2

I’m happy to say this article on my PhD research, exploring and challenging conceptions of wildness in Scottish Highland landscapes is out (and open access) now in @scottishhistreview.bsky.social.

You can access the article here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

Excited to see this article, based on my PhD research in-print and ✨open access!
You can check it out here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes | The Scottish Historical Review This article will explore a repopulating approach as a means of producing archaeological and historical narratives of upland land use in the Scottish Highlands which go beyond tired notions of margina...

"The concept of wildness in Scotland is both politically and culturally contentious with a long history for the term ‘wild’ being..." WANT TO KNOW THE NEXT PART? I know you do. Guess you'll have to read Edward Stewart's article here for FREE: www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

We have some VERY exciting news, not only is the latest special issue of SHR now available but @eddiecstewart.bsky.social's article on 'Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes’ is OPEN ACCESS.

We're excited to see you! Make sure you invite your friends.

OOOOOOOOH, news of our third Jenny Wormald Lecture has dropped just in time for the weekend. Are you excited? See more information below:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-h...

It was amazing to be able to contribute to this special issue on Environmental histories with an archaeological take on wilding and #rewilding debates. Thanks to the editors (and organisers)!

..suppose we've waited long enough to show you this ABSOLUTELY TOP SECRET SPECIAL ISSUE (2025) CONTENTS page.

Paxton House Another world inside the gates, another country at the bottom of the garden.Find yourself in another world at Paxton House, one of the finest Palladian houses in Britain with pre-eminent collections o...

Looking for something to do this summer? www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/paxton-hou...

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Do you think posting article titles with frequency will increase citations?

Edward Stewart for our August 2025 Special Issue has written on 'Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes.' Dare you to say Wicked Wild Wastes really fast.

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In this issue, Professor Ian MacLellan looks at Deer Preservation in Early Modern Scotland: Exploring the Social and Cultural Context of a National Resource.

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Real time image of SHR social media officer waiting patiently for people to interact with her 'guess the theme of the Special Issue' posts.

We have so many fantastic contributions including but not exclusive to Annie Tinley, Rebecca Main, Bess Rhodes, Anna McGregor, Carolyn McNamara, Hanneke Booij and Ingrid Shearer...can you see a theme forming? 🌳🌿🥀🌍

Our Special Issue is due to be released in the coming months - can you guess the theme? 🦌🍂⛰️🦪

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Did you know that SHRT offers an annual Essay Prize for an unpublished piece of work by an ECR? The 2025 round will be announced shortly: please watch this space for more information.

CfP from University of Edinburgh: Workshop on Emotions and Scottish History. Deadline: 21 May 2025.

A reminder that our bursaries are open until the end of the month. Find all the information below:
scottishhistoricalreview.org/bursaries

A reminder that our bursaries are open until the end of the month. Find all the information below:
scottishhistoricalreview.org/bursaries

Hi friends! Did you know our bursaries are now open?

This includes:

POSTGRADUATE, EARLY CAREER AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER BURSARY

MID-CAREER AND RETIRED SCHOLARS

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP FUNDING SCHEME

Deadline: 31/03/2025

For more information: scottishhistoricalreview.org/bursaries

Old, drawn map of Europe and the logo of REMRA (Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance - University of Highlands and Islands), with a stylised image of a ship with sails. Text reads: Call for Papers. Northern Narratives: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Early Modern Period in the North Atlantic and Baltic

REMRA is excited to host its first multidisciplinary conference from 11 to 13 June 2025 to discuss its exciting research with academic colleagues in the field. We therefore invite papers in the following categories: Early Modern Warfare in the North Atlantic/ Baltic Early Modern Culture/ Archaeology in the North Atlantic Early Modern Public History Early Modern Communities and Identities Keynote speakers include Dr Lucy Dean (UHI), Professor Mark Elliot (UHI) and Dr Simon Burton (University of Edinburgh), Professor Mark Gardiner (University of Lincoln) and Professor Steve Murdoch (Swedish Defence University, Visiting Professor UHI).

The conference will be hosted online via MS Teams. Papers from postgraduate researchers and ECRs are particularly welcome. Please contact the conference team (remra@uhi.ac.uk) by 21 February 2025 to register your interest. If you would like to give a paper, please send a provisional title and short abstract (c.200 words). We are looking forward to hearing from you! The conference team: Mark Elliott (Highland Theological College, UHI), Jen Harland Archaeology Institute, UHI),Andrew Lind (Institute for Northern Studies, UHI), Kathrin Zickermann (Centre for History, UHI) In the bottom right-hand corner there is the logo of UHI.

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

REMRA is hosting its 1st interdisciplinary conference on Northern Narratives! To register your interest, please contact the conference team (remra@uhi.ac.uk) by 21 Feb 2025. For info, see below ⬇️ or visit bit.ly/4arhSwx

@uhiarchaeology.bsky.social @thinkuhi.bsky.social

CFP: Material Scotland, Stana Nenadic Memorial Conference, 15-16 May 2025, University of Edinburgh.

Celebrating the career of Prof Nenadic (1954-2024) papers invited on Scottish material & visual cultural history. Deadline for proposals 31 Jan. ECR and postgrad particularly welcome. Please share!