Category: #scotland

Jean Gordon in History Scotland magazine

February 14, 2022

The new issue of History Scotland magazine is in shops now – it includes my article on Jean Gordon, and Jean is on the cover! You can buy the magazine at any good newsagent, or online via the History Scotland website: https://www.historyscotland.com/store/back-issues/history-scotland/history-scotland-vol22issue2-marapr22-issue-124-1/ My article is about Jean’s control of the business of salt-making in Brora … More Jean Gordon in History Scotland magazine

Wardlaw Mausoleum

January 27, 2022

I visited Wardlaw Mausoleum this weekend, as part of the research for my commission for the Spirit of the Highlands project at Inverness Castle. The Mausoleum was built in 1634 as the burial place for the Lovat Frasers, and is perhaps most associated these days with the ‘Old Fox’ – the Lord Lovat of the … More Wardlaw Mausoleum

“Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”

January 14, 2022

I’m really happy to share that my new book will finally be published this year. “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” will be published by Sandstone Press on 17th March 2022. I’ve been working on this book for some time now: regular readers of this blog might remember me mentioning … More “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”

Bonfire Night – #TBT

November 5, 2020

A #ThrowbackThursday post to an article I wrote a few years ago about Bonfire Night: “How God gave a small Scottish town advance notice of the Gunpowder Plot” – what’s the link between Dornoch and Guy Fawkes? You can still read the full article online by following this link: https://www.thenational.scot/news/15640739.how-god-gave-a-small-scottish-town-advance-notice-of-the-gunpowder-plot/ And my original blog post … More Bonfire Night – #TBT