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The article assesses the assumption that women lacked ‘political agency’ in instances of treason or lesser rebellion against the Scottish crown, and argues that we can use evidence of imprisonment as an indicator of ‘public’ female political agency in the later Middle Ages.

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Lock Her Up! Elite Women, Treason and Imprisonment in Late Medieval Scotland | Journal of Scottish Historical Studies This article will assess the assumption that women lacked ‘political agency’ in instances of treason or lesser rebellion against the Scottish crown. The trials and sentencing of the countess of Strath...

Our Dr Rachel Davis' new article ‘Lock Her Up! Elite Women, Treason & Imprisonment in Late Medieval Scotland’ is published in the most recent Journal of Scottish Historical Studies! Available (might require purchase) through @edinburghup.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/41hq4fs

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Congratulations to our Dr Linsey Hunter @linseyhunter.bsky.social who has been awarded a Fellowship of the @advancehe.bsky.social! The Fellowship demonstrates commitment to teaching, learning & the student experience, in diverse academic or professional settings.

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Meeting with @uhihistory.bsky.social alumna Lucy Elmendorf, who is currently completing her Masters studies at the University of York, and spotting a very familiar book at the Boydell and Brewer bookstand. Thank you to all organisers for another brilliant @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Our Interim Head, Dr Lucy Dean, had a busy time at @IMC_Leeds, but managed to snap some pictures along the way! Some of the highlights included chairing the Gender in Medieval Scotland panel (featuring Dr Rachel Davis, Dr Louisa Taylor and Morvern French)

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The other famine: Scotland and the potato blight The effects of the potato blight on the residents of the Scottish island of Barra was devastating. James Hunter explains what happened when the blight took hold - and how it both resembled and differe...

@rte.ie have some great history blogs, including this one by James Hunter @uhihistory.bsky.social on hunger in the Scottish Highlands and how the events of the 1840s differed from Ireland. #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Don't miss our @uhihistory.bsky.social colleagues, Dr Lucy Dean & Dr Rachel Davis & our good friends Dr Louisa Taylor (@aberuni.bsky.social) & Morvern French (Historic Environment Scotland) next week at the
@imc-leeds.bsky.social as they discuss gender in Medieval Scotland! bit.ly/4lgg2Ds

Northern Narratives Day 2. Dr Lucy Dean In 2021 scholars at the University of the Highlands and Islands came together to launch a new multidisciplinary Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA). Since then, this collaboration has gone from strength to strength in its research and in the development of a new online postgraduate programme on Early Modern European Studies MLitt (EMES) which will launch in September 2025. REMRA is excited to host its first multidisciplinary online conference from 11 to 13 June 2025 to discuss its exciting research with academic colleagues in the field. Papers will focused on the follow themes: 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. This recording is from Day two and is entitled Teaching Public History: the importance of research-teaching linkages in one historian's journey towards co-production with communities by Dr Lucy Dean, UHI Centre for History.

In case you missed the recent REMRA conference, here is our Interim Head of @uhihistory.bsky.social, Dr Lucy Dean, delivering one of the keynote talks on public history & the importance of research-teaching linkages in her journey towards co-production with communities. bit.ly/3ZRBupL

Our Dr Iain Robertson, Dr Philippa Woodcock and @juliettedesportes.bsky.social all travelled to Newcastle in April for a workshop on place-based public history. Organised by our Dr Robertson and Dr Ruth Slatter from @chppc.bsky.social, you can read more about the event in the original post below ⬇️

Thank you to all the attendees and the team of organisers: our Dr Kathrin Zickermann, Dr Andrew Lind (@insuhi.bsky.social), Dr Jen Harland (@uhiarchaeology.bsky.social) and Professor Mark Elliott (Highland Theological College)!

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REMRA Conference was a Resounding Success Between 11-13 June 2025, University of the Highlands and Islands Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA) hosted its first online conference! Joined by over 80 participants, featuring…

Last week's REMRA conference, Northern Narratives, was a great success featuring speakers from across Europe & with over 80 participants joining in. You can read more about the conference here, bit.ly/4kManof & watch recordings of the key note and roundtable sessions.

Titled 'A view from the (Highland) Centre', the panel focussed on power & agency in the Highlands & Islands since the 18th-c. For further details on the individual papers, see the image above ⬆️

We will keep you posted on further conference news, as staff head to Paris, Stirling & Leeds! 2/2

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Written conference programme showing the details of papers and panels. The panel with UHI staff is titled 'The view from the (Highland) Centre: Power and Agency in the Highlands and Islands since the 18th century. Nicola Martin's paper was titled: Loyalty and Resistance: Local agency in the eighteenth-century militarisation of the Highlands. Jim MacPherson's paper was titled: Empire State of Mind: challenging myths of 'isolation' and 'centre-periphery' in the Scottish Highlands. Mhairi Ferrier's paper was titled: 'Unjust and unfair': Highland responses to UK Government decision making 1970-2004.

Our staff are currently very busy travelling to conferences!

Last weekend Dr Jim MacPherson, Dr Nicola Martin & Mhairi Ferrier, one of our PGRs, delivered papers for a panel discussion at Uni of St Andrews, for Mobilising Land and Culture conference, @highlanderscon1725.bsky.social. 1/2

Animated version of Bastide's map of the Battle of Glenshiel fought on 10th June 1719 showing the troop movements. British Army in Red, Jacobites in Blue, Spanish in White. Part of my talk to REMRA @uhihistory.bsky.social conference this week. Basic but effective? @n-t-s.bsky.social

The programme for the REMRA multidisciplinary conference Northern Narratives will keep us busy! Looking forward to hearing more from @nts-archaeology.bsky.social during the panel discussion at 4-5.30pm today! @insuhi.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social

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OTD 1719 The Battle of Glenshiel was fought. A Jacobite force with Spanish troops were forced from the pass by General Wightman helped by his Coehorn mortars. I am speaking at @uhihistory.bsky.social conference tomorrow about our archaeological work there. @n-t-s.bsky.social

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REMRA Conference Northern Narratives is now live and will host a busy programme of events from today until Friday!

You can find full the full programme here, bit.ly/43SBbfo

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Dr Martin noted: ''Thanks to the team at Palgrave MacMillan for their support throughout the publication process, & to the various archives & museums who provided me with access to their collections & permission for images. And huge thanks to my colleagues & students at @uhihistory.bsky.social." 3/3

Employing a transatlantic, case study approach, the book investigates the overarching cultural frameworks, individual circumstances, & local conditions guiding the actions & understandings of British army officers. 2/3

Book cover with an image depicting an 18th-century scene of a fallen soldier. Text reads: Dr Nicola Martin, The British Army in Scotland and North America 1745-1775: Militarisation of the Fringes of the Empire

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📣 NEW BOOK 📣

Congratulations to our Dr Nicola Martin on the publication of her first monograph, The British Army in Scotland and North America 1745-1775: Militarisation of the Fringes of the Empire! You can find more information through Palgrave MacMillan, bit.ly/4jPEBWi 1/3

Background image shows a marble relief sculpture, while insert image shows a man smiling at camera. Text reads: Tarbat Discovery Centre Event Series 2025, 20 June 2025. Dr Jim MacPherson 'MacLeods of Empire: Global Geanies'. 7.30pm: Evening Talk (Tarbat Discovery Centre).

Join our Dr Jim MacPherson at the Tarbat Discovery Centre for an evening exploring the connections between one Easter Ross family & the British Empire.

📆 Friday 20 June, 7.30pm
📍Tarbat Discovery Centre, IV20 1YA

For details and to book your ticket, bit.ly/4kO2eiJ

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The workshop is part of a research project led by our Dr Jim Macpherson, titled Legacies of Slavery: Churches, Communities and Building a Fairer Future. You can find out more about the project on our website, bit.ly/45hp25R

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A collage of different styles of fabric, including tartan, in addition to a photo of a child using a sewing machine. Text reads: Join Jo Watson for a workshop about connections between the Caribbean and Scotland, and how to explore these using textiles.

ext reads: Learn about: Textiles and their connections with slavery, contemporary Caribbean textiles, How textiles can be used to think about the legacies of slavery.

Join Jo Watson of sewing charity Làmhan for this fascinating workshop about connections between the Caribbean & Scotland, and how to explore these using textiles!

📆 Thu 22 May
🕖 7pm
📍 Aberlour Parish Church

For more info, email jim.macpherson@uhi.ac.uk

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FILM EVENT: 1745: An Untold Story of Slavery

📅Sat 17 May
🕐 1pm
📍 Eden Court, Inverness

Our Dr Jim MacPherson is one of the panellists exploring the film’s historical roots, its relevance today & the resilience of those who resisted oppression.

For info and to book tickets, visit bit.ly/43jUhLe

Text reads: Northern Narrative, Multidisciplinary approaches to the Early Modern Period in the North Atlantic and Baltic. Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (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. Image features a map with sea creatures and ships.

Registration for the REMRA conference, Northern Narratives, is now OPEN! Taking place on 11-13 June, this online event will focus on multidisciplinary approaches to the Early Modern period in the North Atlantic and Baltic. Book your place now ➡️ bit.ly/438IRK0

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After the Forfeiture: The MacDonald Kindreds in Ross 1475–1602 | The Scottish Historical Review This article considers the MacDonalds who occupied lands in Ross and adjacent territories after the end of their earldom in 1475/6 to their eventual expulsion a century and a quarter later.1 According...

Congratulations to our alumnus Dr James Petre, on the publication of his article ‘After the Forfeiture: The MacDonald kindreds in Ross 1475–1602’! James is a graduate of our MLitt History of the Highlands & Islands programme & his dissertation provided the foundation for the article. bit.ly/3EsfOJm

It was great to see our Dr Juliette Desportes and PG Researcher Melanie Manwaring-McKay deliver papers at this exciting event, exploring the ways in which maps have been & still are, used to interpret and shape Scotland’s understanding of the present, past and future! Read more in the blog below ⬇️

Text reads: Northern Narrative, Multidisciplinary approaches to the Early Modern Period in the North Atlantic and Baltic. Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (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. Image features a map with sea creatures and ships.

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REMRA is hosting its first multidisciplinary conference 'Northern Narratives' on 11-13 June. Registration will open soon, so make sure to add the dates in your calendar!

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Brilliant to share the collaborative @uhihistory.bsky.social & @chppc.bsky.social research into #publichistory in the Highlands & Islands. So grateful for the feedback on our findings so far & for the impetus to get out article finished soon!

Fantastic day yesterday in #Newcastle with colleagues from @uhihistory.bsky.social, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @vchlondon.bsky.social, public & community history groups from Scotland & England.