Project underway to preserve Scotland’s medieval churches
A project led by the University of St Andrews could help preserve historically valuable medieval churches in Scotland. The scheme aims to discover…
Viking boat burial site discovered in Scotland
Great Britain’s first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been discovered by archaeologists working in northwest Scotland. The 5 meter-long grave contained…
Football was being played in medieval Scotland, research reveals
A Scottish historian has discovered that the game of football was being played as early as the 15th century, and that by the…
Serbian Medieval Urban Settlements
Serbian Medieval Urban Settlements Rastislava, Stojsavljević Branislava, Đurđev Bojana, Đerčan Geographica Pannonica, Volume 15, Issue 3 (2011) Abstract This research paper should point out general characteristics…
Medieval biographies and the geography of power: the Historia Gruffud vab Kenan
Medieval biographies and the geography of power: the Historia Gruffud vab Kenan Jones, Rhys (Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales) Journal…
New information on the Guardians’ appointment in 1286 and on Wallace’s rising in 1297
New information on the Guardians’ appointment in 1286 and on Wallace’s rising in 1297 By Dauvit Broun Published Online (2011) Introduction: In the…
The Civil War of 1459 to 1461 in the Welsh Marches – Part Part II
The Civil War of 1459 to 1461 in the Welsh Marches – Part II Hodges, Geoffrey The Ricardian (1984) Abstract Recounting the bloodless battle…
Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period
Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period McPhee, Meghan Thesis: M.A., (History), California State…
Dozens of medieval finds reported in this year’s Treasure Trove of Scotland
The Scottish government has released the latest annual Treasure Trove report, which reveals several dozen new finds from the medieval period. The report,…
Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in
Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in Pre-Reformation Scotland Fitch, Audrey-Beth Women in Scotland : C.1100 – c.1750, edited by…
Excavation of an early church and a women’s cemetery at St Ronan’s medieval parish church, Iona
Excavation of an early church and a women’s cemetery at St Ronan’s medieval parish church, Iona O’Sullivan, Jerry et al. Proceedings of the…
Twelfth-century tollbooth building discovered in Scotland
Pioneering low altitude, hi-resolution vertical aerial photography has just been used to record what is believed to be the earliest upstanding architectural fabric…
Now the wars are over: The past, present and future of Scottish battlefields
Now the wars are over: The past, present and future of Scottish battlefields By T. Pollard and I. Banks International Journal of Historical…
Franco-Scottish alliance against England one of longest in history
A University of Manchester historian has uncovered evidence which shows how a defensive alliance against England between Scotland and France might never have…
PORTENCROSS CASTLE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT PROJECT 2597
PORTENCROSS CASTLE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT PROJECT 2597 Rennie, Christine Guard, Glasgow University (2005) Abstract In April 2008, Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD)…
Bannockburn centre to receive £3.7m in funding
The site of one of Scotland’s greatest battles will celebrate its 700th anniversary with a new state-of-the-art visitor and interpretation centre as the…
TO TAKE OR TO MAKE? CONTRACTING FOR LEGITIMACY IN THE EMERGING STATES OFTWELFTH-CENTURY BRITAIN
TO TAKE OR TO MAKE? CONTRACTING FOR LEGITIMACY IN THE EMERGING STATES OFTWELFTH–CENTURY BRITAIN Gardner, Leigh A. (Jesus College, University of Oxford) UNIVERSITY OF…
Research uncovers Scotland’s pottery industry in the 12th century
A team of researchers, funded by Historic Scotland, have discovered evidence of a much larger pottery industry in Scotland in the early 12th…
Moray, Ulster, and the MacWilliams
Moray, Ulster, and the MacWilliams By Alasdair D. Ross The World of the Galloglass: Kings, warlords and warriors in Ireland and Scotland, 1200-1600,…
Illness without doctors: medieval systems of healthcare in Scotland
When most common folk fell ill they consulted a local healer, either a man (‘cunning man’), but more usually a woman (‘cunning woman’), with a practical knowledge of medicinal herbs, magical amulets and charms
Edward I in Scotland: 1296-1305
Edward I in Scotland: 1296-1305 By Fiona Watson PhD Dissertation, University of Glasgow, 1991 Abstract: This thesis sets out to investigate the activities…
Lecture on “Place Names and Saints’ Cults: a window on medieval Scotland” to be given in Derry
In celebration of Colmcille Day, the Northern Ireland city of Derry is hosting a lecture by Gilbert Markus on “Place Names and Saints’…
Draconic Creatures in Pictish Art
Draconic Creatures in Pictish Art By Alastair McBeath Dragon Chronicle: The International Journal Of Dragons and Dragonlore, No.22 (2002) Introduction: When I examined…
The break up of the kingdom of the Isles
For the history of the Isles in the 12th and 13th centuries historians are very dependent on the Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, written from a Manx perspective, perhaps mostly in 1257.
Faces of medieval people revealed at Stirling Castle
A new exhibition at Stirling Castle in Scotland will bring visitors face to face with knight and lady excavated from its lost royal…