History Scotland magazine's winter online lecture series

From History Scotland magazine (https://www.historyscotland.com), news of its winter online lecture programme:

Scots in Nelson’s Navy, 23 November 2022
What was the role of Scots in the 18th- and early 19th-century Royal Navy? Was the Navy really as Anglo-centric as it seemed?
These any many other questions will be answered in this exclusive talk by historian Dr Sara Caputo, who will use a wide variety of primary sources to explore this fascinating topic.

The afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots, 6 December 2022
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we explore why Mary Queen of Scots has had such an important and enduring presence in Scottish collective memory and popular culture.
In this illustrated talk Hunterian art curator Anne Dulau and senior lecturer in Scottish History Dr. Steven Reid will be telling us about 'The Afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots', a research project at the University of Glasgow which is currently hosting a major exhibition at The Hunterian.

Rebellious alliances in late medieval Scotland, 11 January 2023
Dr Gordon Mckelvie explores the rebellious alliances of 14th- and 15th-century Scotland, exploring the role of written agreements in causing rebellions.
We will look at various instances in which written agreements played a key role in causing rebellions and consider how much these bonds were a legacy of medieval Scotland's most famous document: the Declaration of Arbroath'.

Scotland’s first book, 17 January 2023
In the winter of 1507-08, two men - Walter Chepman and Andro Myllar - set up a strange device in one of the buildings on Edinburgh's Cowgate. Made of wood, taller than a man, and looking like a cross between a torture implement and a wine press, it was Scotland's first printing press.
This lecture tells the story of how it came to Scotland, what Chepman and Myllar printed on it, and how that book may (or may not) have changed Scottish history.

For further details, and to book a place, visit https://www.historyscotland.com/virtual-events//history-scotland-online-lecture-programme-winter-2022-23.

Chris

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