Yesterday I went to Cleeve Abbey which was lovely but my favourite bit was the fabulously named Cleeva Clapp who used to tell visitors in the 1870s ghost stories about the monks.

The sea at Watchet in Somerset this afternoon.

In 1497, when James IV besieged Norham Castle the guns required 196 horses, 143 carters, 221 men with spades and Mattocks, 61 quarrymen and masons, and 12 carpenters to accompany the guns. As well as of course the actual gunners.

No. Unless I get to describe Shoreditch as south Stockbridge. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551082...

So I was on a boat at the weekend ( twice). It was a great weekend but I still feel like I am on board ship which is quite annoying as I have actual work to do. Apparently it's called mal de debarqument and it can last for ages. I am really hoping not to be that person.

www.bbc.com/news/article... What a fantastic find.

www.bonhams.com/auction/3096... This is an example of an image of Prince Charles known as ‘the harlequin portrait’, at least twenty of which are recorded, mostly in Scottish collections. The setting has elements of an imagined Scotland and the elaborate if fanciful Highland clothing.

www.bonhams.com/auction/3096... This is an example of an image of Prince Charles known as ‘the harlequin portrait’, at least twenty of which are recorded, mostly in Scottish collections. The setting has elements of an imagined Scotland and the elaborate if fanciful Highland clothing.

I went to Amsterdam at the weekend.

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1. Clothes in late medieval Scotland 2. The Jacobites 3. Material culture in late medieval Scotland and England

In 1497, when James IV besieged Norham Castle the guns required 196 horses, 143 carters, 221 men with spades and Mattocks, 61 quarrymen and masons, and 12 carpenters to accompany the guns. As well as of course the actual gunners.

I would be endlessly grateful if you were to support this crucial fundraising effort for Govan Old's 1,500-year-old graveyard and the @govanstones.bsky.social museum! 💲❤️ tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...

What a waste of everyone's time. news.sky.com/story/royal-...

All of @threadinburgh.scot 's talks sound great threadinburgh.scot/events-calen...

You should go if you can it's fascinating. I went many years ago when studying Heritage just up the road.

#MementoMoriMonday 💀 Spotted at St Mary's Chapel, Grandtully, Perthshire. 18thC stone depicting Abraham offering Isaac for sacrifice.

To be fair James II wasn't the only Stewart monarch to have a stupid death James I was killed trying to escape his murderous uncle. He should have been able to escape into the sewers of Perth but he had the entrance blocked up so he didn't lose his tennis balls.

James II was killed at the siege of Roxburgh probably by his own gun, The Lion. The Lion was brought to Scotland by his father James I in 1430. Contemporary chronicler Walter Bower said it had this on it ' For illustrious James, worthy Prince of the Scots.

Amazing opportunity for a specialist librarian at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The Crawford Collection really is outstanding #histSTM 📜🔭 fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Still on. Get a new book for autumn!

Still on. Get a new book for autumn!

20% of all printed books at Helion & co this weekend Buy my books here www.helion.co.uk/military-his... And www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

20% of all printed books at Helion & co this weekend Buy my books here www.helion.co.uk/military-his... And www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

This is lovely. Interesting to know if it's a model that could be followed elsewhere ‘It’s resurrection’: 1,000-year-old seeds could grow ancient plants in England’s ice-age ghost ponds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I know this is not the most important thing right now but Stocky B is a hard no from me. observer.co.uk/style/travel...

South Leith Church this morning More information in the alt text.

Does anyone have access to a 15 century weapons dowry of Duke Philip the good of Burgundy for the marriage of Mary of Guelders and James III of Scotland

www.helion.co.uk/military-his... I talk about the clothes and weapons of the men at Pinkie in my book.

We're sharing two beautiful doorways from our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social in Edinburgh, for this week's #AdoorableThursday post. Aren't they stunning? 😍 You can find out more about this wonderful church on our website 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-ma...

OTD in history in 1547, the battle of Pinkie Cleugh was fought. It was part of the English crown's attempt to persuade the Scots to marry Mary , Queen of Scots to Edward. England was victorious on the day but the Franco-Scottish alliance was strengthened.

OTD 9 September 1513, James IV became the last British king to die in battle at the battle of Flodden. In my book , The Men of Warre ( 🔗 www.helion.co.uk/military-his...) I discuss the clothes and weapons of the men who fought at Flodden. #scottishhistory #stewartmonarchs #jamesiv

A silver penny of King Alexander III of Scotland with beautiful rainbow toning. It was minted sometime between 1250 & c.1280. This specimen is from the Hunterian collection.

Looking for 2026/27. New book out in 2026 on Scotland and the wars of the Roses

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u... Speaking as an ex teacher the only thing I wanted to 'brain wash' the kids into was reading more books and writing grammatically correct sentences.

Dance like nobody's watching 💃 Sing like nobody's listening 🎶 Write history like it'll poison Nigel Farage's delicate constitution ✍️

Looking for 2026/27. New book out in 2026 on Scotland and the wars of the Roses

Here's something a bit different. We've been reporting from Edinburgh to try to get to the bottom of a mystery in London. Princes Street is the Scottish capital's most famous shopping street — and it's gaining the *exact same* tatty gift shops as London. www.londoncentric.media/p/edinburgh-...

They were as well dressed as it was possible to be in such a country'' Mens clothes in late medieval Scotland Jenn Scott A talk for the Costume Society of Scotland Monday 3 November 7pm at United Augustine Church Edinburgh

My husband is a chef. I could literally have anything I want for tea. We have the same 6/ 7 meals pretty much every week.

Does anyone have access to a 15 century weapons dowry of Duke Philip the good of Burgundy for the marriage of Mary of Guelders and James III of Scotland

They were as well dressed as it was possible to be in such a country'' Mens clothes in late medieval Scotland Jenn Scott A talk for the Costume Society of Scotland Monday 3 November 7pm at United Augustine Church Edinburgh

In 1455, Sir William Preston bequeathed to the church an arm bone which was supposed to be relic of the saint. An additional aisle was built in his memory. Preston's coat of arms ( three unicorns heads) can still be seen in aisle..

Happy back to school day, here's the latest #ECWtravelogue foray into Scotland and the adventures of the Marquis of Montrose: Houses of Interest: Strathclyde #Warsof3Kingdoms #EnglishCivilWar #BritishCivilWars www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2025/09/hous...

This is possibly the only complete set of King James VI & I's 9th Scottish coinage in existence. It was struck from 1605 to 1609 and consisted of 12 denominations that ranged in value from £12 to 6 pence Scots. The coins are from the Lord Stewartby Collection at the Hunterian.

In Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy, out 4 Sept, I look at Mary Queen of Scots’ as child queen before looking at her fall, considering parallels drawn between Mary, the Biblical Queen Athaliah and Cleopatra of Egypt @wearefootnote.bsky.social #womenwhoruledtheworld

In 1582, Captain of Bewcastle Thomas Musgrave met with Sim Armstrong of Whithaugh to fight to the death. In 1599, Sim--by then married to Musgrave's daughter--came to Bewcastle for “football playing and... a drynkyng”. Both incidents ended in fights between the Scots and uninvited English guests.

Looking for #earlymodern English descriptions of #fairy clothing. Can anyone help? #earlymodernsky I have the 1635 'description of the king and queene of fayries, their habit', and its expansion in Musarum Deliciae, 1655, but would be interested in other sources.

First Minister John Swinney: Under the SNP, refugees are always welcome in Scotland www.thenational.scot/politics/254...