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FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the first issue of 2021
FEATURES
BEGGING YOUR PARDON
In the launch of our new column on Jacobite history, Dr Darren S. Layne takes us to Edinburgh in October 1745 by examining some of the behaviour of Jacobite soldiers and their commanders while the army was encamped in Scotland’s capital
PROSPERITY, CALAMITY AND SURVIVAL IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA
Michael Broun Ayre tells the story of emigrant Scots in 17th-century Lithuania, during a remarkable window of opportunity and prosperity for these incomers, noted for their key role in Lithuanian life, which often prevailed through two or three generations
Mapping memorials to Women in Scotland: The Women of Scotland website
Although the vast majority of memorials across the country are overwhelmingly dedicated to men, if you look hard enough it’s possible to find female figures from all walks of life commemorated. Alison McCall reports on an eight-year project that continues to invite members of the public to find memorials to women and explore the stories behind them
CAMPOMANES AND THE SCOTS
Alasdair Roberts follows up on Dr Christopher Storrs’ recent article on a settlement of Scots in Spain with his own research on a young priest who may also have played a part in the instigation of the scheme
HAMILTON & INCHES: a remarkable history
Founded in the 1860s by an enterprising jeweller who, in the early years, also acted as his own night watchman, jewellers Hamilton & Inches has for over 150 years created fine jewellery and silverware, flourishing against a background of changing times including war, recession and silver shortages
Linen diaper weaving in 18thcentury Scotland
Vanessa Habib takes a look at a once thriving trade and the many patterns and varieties that could be skilfully woven by highly-trained craftspeople in centres such as Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen
NEWS
AN AFRICAN-LED PROJECT
Dr Rosemary Sleith spotlights a three-year project to address the lack of BAME employees and visitors within Scotland’s history and heritage sectors
Scotland’s oldest surviving book put on global stage with Google partnership
The University of Edinburgh has joined the British Library, the Louvre and others in collaborating with Google Arts & Culture to make their collections more accessible to a wider audience
BestpaperinScottishLocalHistorywinnersannounced
Two historians share the honours in a new prize for Scottish history writing
Two Scottish museums honoured with prestigious international prize
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Gairloch Museum have been named as two of the five winners of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020, the most prestigious museum prize in the world
IN-DEPTH FEATURES
Scotland’s Second War of Independence (1332-57),Part 1: Two Kings, One Kingdom
In the opening instalment of a new series on the Second War of Independence, Dr Iain A. MacInnes explores the roots of the conflict, and the emergence of competing Bruce and Balliol claims to the throne
‘WULL I GIE THEM WUND’: THE MEANINGOFBAGPIPEMUSICONTHEWESTERNFRONT
L. Rae Stauffer explores the cultural and symbolic significant of bagpipe music during the First World War, showing how the strains of pipe music not only served to comfort and inspire, but also helped sustain collective identities among soldiers
Templars and Hospitallers: the military-religiousordersinScotland,1128-1564
Scotland is often overlooked in the story of Europe’s medieval military-religious orders. But after forging the first links in the early 12th century, the orders played a notable role in Scottish history for upwards of 400 years
ARCHAEOLOGY
‘If walls could talk…’ Investigations at Castle Roy, Nethy Bridge
Lynn Fraser of AOC Archaeology reports on archaeological investigations at Castle Roy, a foursided 13th-century stronghold that has remained largely unchanged over the centuries
Highland Settlement in Northern Cape Breton Island: Pollett’s Cove, Bay St Lawrence and Meat Cove
Dr S. Karly Kehoe reports on a visit to a Highland Settlement at Cape Breton, Canada, and confronts the uncomfortable reality of Mi’kmaq people being displaced by Scottish highlanders, who had themselves in turn been displaced from their own homeland
REGULARS
‘WHAT’S IN A NAME?’ TRENDS IN BABY NAMES IN SCOTLAND
Over the decades, the names given to babies in Scotland have been influenced by a number of factors, including popular TV shows, changing fashions and the desire to do something different,
Afailedexperiment
Benjamin Wilkie examines a new analysis of the disastrous Darien scheme.
Victorianjustice
Claire Phillips considers an account of how the Victorian justice system clamped down on children who went astray.
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History Scotland’s consultant editor, Dr Allan Kennedy, considers James VI’s controversial religious reforms of 1617-21, which precipitated one of the most serious political crises of the 17th century
HOE TO REASEARCH AGRICULTURE ANCESTORS
shares a lockdown project he’s been working on, demonstrating the online resources he used to discover fascinating details about the life of his farmer ancestor
POIGNANT LETTERS HOME
Dr Annie Tindley explores a 19th-century text that gives a rich insight into what life was like for Scots who started a new life in North America, the challenges they faced and the difficulties of keeping in touch with those back in the land of their birth
FINAL WORD
History Scotland talks to Professor Lorna Hughes following her recent appointment to the Academia Europaea, one of Europe’s former senior research bodies
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