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...

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.

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'

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 

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/...

"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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 REMRA is hosting its 1st interdisciplinary conference on Northern Narratives! To register your interest, please contact the conference team ([email protected]) 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!

Looking for some festive reading for the holidays? McKay's monograph focuses on how the First World War impacted criminality in Scotland during and after the conflict. The rise in crime after the war created difficult questions over whether men had been ‘brutalised’ by their war experience.

Discover Jane E. A. Dawson's free featured article in issue 103.3 '‘Richt honorabill’ ladies: Noble Power and Aristocratic Women in Sixteenth-Century Scotland' Read the article (and explore the new issue) here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

The new issue of @scottishhistreview.bsky.social just came out with some typically excellent articles and an imperial tonne of book reviews. Amongst the latter is my latest for an ambitious cross-disciplinary survey of uprisings in 18th-century Britain. www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...

Issue 103.3 is now available! Discover articles on: - smuggling in post-union Scotland - proto-Fordun and developing 'national' histories - corruption amongst Scotland's early police leaders - and more! www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/103/3

The Scottish Historical Review has made it's way to #bluesky with thanks to our community for engaging with us and supporting us across platforms. If you're unfamiliar who we are, you can find us: scottishhistoricalreview.org

Details of our final session for 2024 with our members evening in December. Further details on our website https://buff.ly/4fZryQs . Still time to join the OEC if you want to come along and hear these great talks and of course further talks into 2025.

Wanted to boost the signal for a few excellent orgs pertinent to #ScottishHistory who are newer to Bluesky, including: @scottishhistreview.bsky.social - SHR @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social - Old Edinburgh Club @scothistnetwork.bsky.social - Scottish History Network Check 'em out, #Skystorians!