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Dr Zoë Jackson @zoejackson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last year, I made my first research trip to the NRS for a project I'm developing on early modern rights of way, with funding from the @royalhistsoc.org's David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People. In this blog, I present some (very) early thoughts on this research.

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Finding Early Modern Rights of Way in the National Records of Scotland | Historical Transactions

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s far too early to speculate what’s going on down there, but it’s obviously posh kids, a dog, and lashings of ginger beer.

Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after
'major incident' near RAF
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Michael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Inch House, Edinburgh, doors open today. My first visit. Early 17th-century replacement spiral stairs with slightly later and super rare carved oak double doorcases at landings

Pair of doors on a landing into the two rooms of the oldest part of the house

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Swedish king Eric XIV's parade armour was made in Arbogain 1562 and decorated in Antwerp by goldsmith Elisaeus Libaerts. One detail of its magnificence, is certainly given by its sabaton's extreme flexibility. Original post

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Dr James Alexander Cameron @drjacameron.stainedglassattitudes.com · 24/09/2026

Been thinking about this since I was at Burghley House last month. N front (1587), featuring the Bow Room on 1st floor (decorated 1698) above the ground entrance hall (latter not open to public). The ceiling inside, right, it's so high that it means the 3rd storey windows aren't open to rooms?

Burghley House, nr. Stamford (Lincolnshire), as built under William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-98), north front, dated on the parapet 1587

Bow Room, looking NE towards the bay, on 1st floor over N porch in centre of N wing, painted by Louis Laguerre in 1697 for John, 5th Earl Exeter (1648-1700)
(sorry the windows blew out this photo a bit. it is the N side so it's very dark here compared to the outside. imagine how cold it got for dinner parties)

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Krista Kesselring @kjkesselring.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Pleased to see this volume on married women & the law now out - the product of a great conference on coverture organized by Danaya Wright. (Rather pricey, but good for the library-wishlist!) #earlymodern #history www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Scottish Workmanship at the Jacobean & Tudor Courts 6 Oct, Oxford – free Explore the arts of calligraphy, embroidery & bookbinding as practised in the 16th & 17th centuries by Esther Inglis, creator of exquisite miniature manuscripts #EarlyModern #C16 #C17 visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/o...

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The Manuscripts of Esther Inglis in Oxford Libraries

Free talk at the Weston Library. Explore the arts of calligraphy, embroidery and bookbinding as practised by Esther Inglis, creator of exquisite miniature manuscripts

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Kerry-Louise Apps 🗃️ (Dr. Apps formerly the teacher Ms. Apps) @kerrylouisehistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'll be speaking about Elizabeth Maitland, (falsely) rumoured mistress of many, poisoner, and a guilty wraith at the heart of a Victorian ghost story, who in life was a politically astute collector of global and colonial objects.

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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

✏️ Mark your diaries! Next month @cemskcl.bsky.social, Kerry Apps, Hannah Dawson, Catharine MacLeod, & ME will be talking about Restoration women, their libertinism, their consumerism, & their contact with the expanding world. Book here & spread the word 🌍 kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/world...

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Worldly Women at the Court of Charles II: Exile, Excess, and the Expanding World — CEMS KCL Blog

Join CEMS for a conversion on women and the Restoration, featuring Dr. Annalisa Nicholson, Dr. Kerry Apps, Dr. Hannah Dawson, and Catherine MacLeod.

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📜 New blog post! @claireelder.bsky.social explores the life of Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar, revealing a multifaceted portrait through her correspondence on domestic matters, legal affairs and religious affiliations womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/09/20/m... #WomensHistory #EarlyModernHistory

Portrait of Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar (d. 1644), second wife of the 2nd Earl of Mar. She is shown facing forward, wearing an elaborate black dress with a wide lace collar, and dark hair decorated with bows. The oil painting is heavily worn and damaged, with extensive losses and flaking across the surface.

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Michael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Incredibly thorough bibliography, as open access pdf

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Michael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Loaded with state-of-the-art weaponry, monumental flak towers were constructed in German cities in the 1940s

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak_tower

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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Unless he’s raising an army in the Spanish Netherlands and claim the throne for himself with support of France and the Habsburg powers, this should not be leading the BBC headlines for the third day in a row. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Earl Spencer tells BBC Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana

Princess Diana's brother says she was "really brought low by all that criticism" and he saw her in "tears of despair".

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Jean-Dominique Delle Luche @jddelleluche.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

1594: passage à Strasbourg du pauvre noble écossais Thomas Pringle, qui doit encore 2500 thalers de sa rançon après trois ans de captivité en Moscovie, et qui en plus s'est fait blouser par son interprète. Bon, c'est pas gagné pour lui...

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Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal @emwjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our fall 2026 issue is out! Featuring three articles, a forum on women and mobility, an online edition review, an exhibition review, and 25 book reviews www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/emw/2026...

Cover of the journal with an engraving of a woman doing lacework

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"My son's recent activities seem especially odd. He went to a car hire firm, despite him owning a car. He was in B&Q for an hour despite having no interest in DIY. Then he visited a series of remote woodland locations, followed by a nearby reservoir. Now he's heading here at 3am."

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Jenn Scott @jennscott1485.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tuesday 13th October Dunbar History Society, Dunbar Town House Mony coistly abilyeaments for hir body.The clothes of Mary and her court Come and see me dunbarhistory.org.uk/meetings/

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Meetings

The Society has a programme of speakers on local history from September to March. Upcoming talks The next meeting is on 8th September 2026, with a talk by DDHS member Tim Richards entitled Stained …

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Bene Jesserit @benejesserit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mainstream media breathlessly reporting that the AI industry totally had a hot goth girlfriend, she just goes to another school and you wouldn’t know her.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You don't want to be there when it closes; it crashes hard.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 16/09/2026

Today we're bringing a vote to deliver a moratorium on hyperscale data centres in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament will have a simple choice. MSPs can stand with the communities they represent, protect our environment and our resources. Or they can fail to act.

Vote today. Scottish Greens force vote on haling hyperscale data centres.

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Gene Hunt 🇨🇦🇵🇸 @avin-oops.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Middle England today

Kombucha girl meme. Positive face: concentration camps. Negative face: concentration camps near my village

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 15/09/2026

For more than 3,500 years, cobalt has coloured some of the world’s most celebrated artworks and objects; by tracing chemical signatures, Victoria Kemp’s research @ox.ac.uk explores how a single raw material can reveal hidden histories of trade, technology and cultural exchange.

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The invisible currency of cobalt

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What was it is like to fornicate with the Devil 😈?(according to 17th century Scottish belief) Our new clip from You’re Dead To Me on the BBC - with historian Dr Martha McGill and comedian @marjoleinrobertson.bsky.social

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Gemma Hollman @gemmahauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm so excited to reveal that next month, in celebration of Just History Posts' 10th anniversary, I will be hosting an online event! I'll be joined by @g0blinegg.bsky.social, @thehistorybits.bsky.social, @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social and @janegreyinfo.bsky.social Tickets: justhistoryposts.com/events/

An event poster with a grey background. The text reads:
Just History Posts' 10th Anniversary. Saturday 17th October 4pm BST. An online event celebrating history bloggers. Hear what it takes to found and run a history website, and where the future of historical blogging may be. Learn more at justhistoryposts.com. There are 5 headshots of those taking part in the event: Gemma Hollman, Amy Boucher, Sharon Bennett Connolly, Rebecca Larson and Tamise Hills.

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Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Looking forward to giving this talk.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 13/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: The Scottish Greens will force a vote in Parliament this week on halting hyperscale data centres!

Daily Record article: John Swinney to face crunch Holyrood vote aiming to pause supersized AI data centres

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computerweekly.bsky.social @computerweekly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Barbour ABI data show UK’s datacentre pipeline has grown to 173 projects and more than 14GW of capacity, driven by AI demand and large sites in Scotland and the North East... 👉 [read]

UK committed datacentre pipeline grows to more than 14GW

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tech bros (and corporations more broadly) would never let anything get in the way of profit. So if the AI bros are saying let’s slow down on AI, it’s because they’ve realised the profits aren’t there. It’s like the slave trade - only banned because the profits weren’t worth it anymore.

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.

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The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest

Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“AI is creating new opportunities for businesses to innovate, compete and increase productivity,” Rhona Allison, Managing Director of Company Growth & Scaling Innovation at Scottish Enterprise, said. Full story www.digit.fyi/ai-scotland-... #Tech | #News | #AIScotland

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AI Scotland Invests £1.8M Into SMEs

A national programme helping Scottish companies capitalise on the benefits of AI has received funding for its second year.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“Scotland has an opportunity not only to become a data centre location but an exporter of intelligence via low-carbon data centres,” Danny Quinn, Managing Director of DataVita, said. Full story www.digit.fyi/datavita-sub... #Tech | #News | #DataCentres | #AI

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DataVita Submits Plans for Its Third Data Centre in AI Growth Zone

DataVita has submitted a planning application to North Lanarkshire Council for DV4, a new data centre at Chapelhall.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 18/06/2026

Scotland is facing a wave of applications for hyperscale data centres. If the 24 announced so far were approved they'd take up more than 1.5 times Scotland's peak demand in electricity. We need an immediate pause until a clear national strategy is set out. 👉 greens.scot/datacentres

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Dr Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull (He/They) 🏳️‍🌈 @benwt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Would anyone be interested in contributing a paper to @jemimahubberstey.bsky.social and I’s @bsecs.bsky.social panel on “Literary Persuits: At Home and Beyond”? If you’re interested in how 18th c. women used creative spaces to enable or inspire their work, please let us know! Please repost

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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 11/09/2026

We’re all set up for tomorrow’s Doors Open Day at Cousland Smiddy. Come and say hello! There will be food ;)

Cousland Smiddy - a working 18th century blacksmiths workshop, Victorian era cottage, and community heritage hub in Midlothian, Scotland.

Volunteers erecting a marquee in a field.

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Iman Sheeha (she/her) @drsheeha.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So excited for Shakespeare and Race Festival at Shakespeare's Globe! Come join us if you’re around next month 🔥 link to register: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/sym...

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Jana Byars @janalena.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Who will pay me to make a guide solely addressing how to sit, order, and pay in restaurants in different regions of Europe? I’ll feel awkward and uncomfortable so you don’t have to.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of Bruegel's harvesters looks deeply fed up at end of a long workday. Know just how she feels.

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David McInnis @dnmcinnis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pretty excited to finally have a hard copy of Georgie Lucas’s first monograph in my hands! Congrats Georgie!! *Massacres in Early Modern Drama* is out now in our Revels Plays Companion Library series: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526147318/ #Marlowe

A hardback copy of Georgina Lucas’s book (black and green cover), Massacres in Earl Modern Drama, held next to the blood-red flowers of a native Australian plant: Calothamnus quadrifidus, commonly known as one-sided bottlebrush

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I totally believe that the new details Trump shared about being inthe rubble at ground zero on 9/11 and being hustled away with the firefighters when the building came down are true. It's so like him to keep something like that to himself. He's very modest and rarely toots his own horn.

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Fiona B @fifigoesnom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#Edinburgh folks! I'm giving away two e-tickets on the aisle for this event on Saturday night that I now can't make. Anyone fancy it? cultureedinburgh.com/events/suzan...

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Suzannah Lipscomb & Kate Williams: To Kill A Queen

Two queens. One crown. A decision that would change the monarchy forever.

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Christine Johnson @christinkallama.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wide-ranging AND online! "Environmental Approaches to the Reformation World, 1500-1800" 🌳⛪ 🗃️

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Francis Mouton @auctionaugur.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Daily picture from the Early Netherlandish art in the Sint-Salvator cathedral in Bruges: Dieric Bouts (!) AND Hugo Van der Goes (!), "Saint Hippolyte Triptych", central panel, 89*92cm, 1468-1480 (I couldn't back down far enough to capture the wings as well). Some glare, behind protective glass.

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