Gold balloons which spell out '575'. The University cloisters can be seen in the background.
This year we are celebrating 575 years of the University of Glasgow and we want to hear your UofG story!
Send us a memory, big or small, with a photo, and you could be featured on our social media, in our archives and win a UofG goody bag.
Submit at: gla.ac.uk/explore/575/stories
An advertisement for the 2nd Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference that reads "Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference, 'Violence in the Medieval and Early Modern North', 25 May (in the Craig Suite of the Sir Duncan Rice Library), 26 May (in the Lower Ground Floor Seminar Room of the Sir Duncan Rice Library). A picture at top is Jacques Callot's La Pendaison (The Hanging), from Les Grandes Misères de la guerre (The Great Miseries of War).
Stay tuned to see our programme of speakers for our second Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference! Registration will soon open, so keep an eye out for the link!
I'm delighted to be taking part in the upcoming Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern conference on 25th and 26th May 2026. The theme is 'Violence in the Medieval and Early Modern North'. I'll be talking about Aberdeen's experience of the Covenanting crisis but there are lots of great papers on offer!
Congratulations Cameron! Very exciting.
Very excited to be involved in organising an upcoming PGR-led Symposium hosted at @glasgow.ac.uk on 11th June 2026 with some really talented peope, titled 'A Kingdom in Perplexity: Voices from Seventeenth Century Scotland'. Do give us a follow @scot17thcentury.bsky.social
Published my first blog through the Scottish 17th Century Research Group!
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The Royal Historical Society is a fellowship of professional historians. We welcome applications from historians working in education and many other sectors.
Fellows make original contributions to historical understanding through research, public history and heritage bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians
Thank you to the organisers for putting together such a fantastic 3-day conference, proving the vitality of Jacobean studies. Here are some photos from yesterday!
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ON THE BLOG: Commons procedure: why does it matter & how does it change?
Formal rules, combined with conventions & precedents, provide a framework for parliamentary action. Hannah Kelly, Lisa James & Meg Russell explain why it matters, how it evolves & what future changes have been proposed
Join us! We are advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop in 2025-27.
Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team.
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Some photos from yesterday, which featured excellent papers, providing fascinating international perspectives and a focus on James' writing. There was also a panel with leading professionals of the Scottish heritage sector, showcasing the James exhibition in Edinburgh
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Day three of the Understanding King James VI is underway, today with panels looking at James' relationships and court dynamics.
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DAY TWO - Book Workshop
Our own Alexandra Plane leads a wonderful session on Jacobean books in University of Glasgow Library. A fantastic workshop showing James's learning influences, library and writings 📖👑
The Wall of Jameses, including one of King James being thrown by the Hulk in a Marvel comic!
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Some photos from yesterday's excellent panels!
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Day two of the Understanding King James VI conference is underway! Excited for panels on James' writing and also a rare books workshop.
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Day one of the Understanding James VI conference. Looking forward to a great line up of talks!
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Crucial intervention from Meg Russell of the @conunitucl.bsky.social this week: the chance for meaningful Lords reform is crumbling before our eyes. There's still a chance to save it, but it needs to happen immediately with amendments at report stage.
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8 Apr 1654: Oliver Cromwell commissions General Monck as commander-in-chief of all forces in #Scotland #otd (NPG)
I had a go at answering this tricky question for History Today, together with Alice Hunt, John Rees, and Rachel Hammersley:
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It was really great to join the launch of the Early Career Researchers Network with the CPP today. I thoroughly enjoyed connecting with fellow PGRs and ECRs, hearing about their research and how we can engage with policy makers. Look forward to future events!
