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Mapping Memorials to Women: Josephine Tey

February 13, 2024

Today, 13th February, is the anniversary of the death of Josephine Tey, and it’s nice to see the blue plaque for Tey getting some recognition: the ‘Mapping Memorials to Women’ website has just added the plaque, making Josephine Tey their 750th featured person: https://womenofscotland.org.uk/women/josephine-tey The Mapping Memorials to Women website lists monuments, landmarks, street names … More Mapping Memorials to Women: Josephine Tey

photos from the Kessock Ferry Swim 2023

June 26, 2023

The Kessock Ferry Swim 2023! I was so impressed by all the swimmers – a great event organised by charity Àban Outdoor. I have thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing the history of the event over the last few months.You can now buy my booklet telling the history of the event direct from Àban’s ebay shop: … More photos from the Kessock Ferry Swim 2023

James Fraser

June 14, 2023

Introducing James Fraser, historian and traveller, who lived in the Highlands a century before Culloden. I really enjoyed talking with Professor David Worthington of the University of the Highlands and Islands about his research and his recently-published biography of Fraser. David’s work inspired my poem “Master James Fraser’s History of the Ward Law”, which was … More James Fraser

Highland Book Prize – talk

March 1, 2023

On Thursday 30th March I will be doing a special talk in Waterstones Inverness for the Highland Book Prize. My book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” has been longlisted for the Highland Book Prize, and this talk is part of a series of events celebrating each of the 12 … More Highland Book Prize – talk

The History of the Kessock Ferry Swim

February 10, 2023

Entries for the Kessock Ferry Swim open on Valentine’s Day! – and when you are booking your place, you can also pre-order this specially-commissioned booklet telling the history of the swim, which I am currently working on: This is a really interesting local history project, and I am thoroughly enjoying the research and particularly the … More The History of the Kessock Ferry Swim

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