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Roslin Kerr

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Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Glasgow, currently researching 17th century constitutional history.

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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I had a lovely time presenting at the "From Crisis to a Renewal of Community" conference at the University of York. I was speaking about some of the supplications and petitions from 1637/8 but it was fascinating to hear some of the other compelling research in intellectual and political theory.
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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Huge congratulations and well done to our Year 2's whose hard work helped create another successful SGSAH Year 2 Symposium! 👏🥳 Extra shout out to our organisers: Cristina, Esther, Mhairi, Stefan and Tomas who planned and executed the entire symposium! 🎉📚 #SGSAH #PhDCommunity #ThankYou #SGSAHEvents
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I had a great time yesterday presenting at the SGSAH Year Two Symposium, together with my fantastic colleagues Pat Mason and Nathan MacLennan. We were also able to give a wee plug for our Scottish 17th Century Research Network @scot17thcentury.bsky.social @sgsah.bsky.social
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English Civil War @englishcivilwar.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Cromwell Captures Edinburgh ⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 When Edinburgh surrendered to Cromwell after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, the castle refused to follow. For months it remained the last major stronghold in the capital still flying the Scottish colours. 📷: Emily Reilly
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#OnThisDay 1215 King John issued Magna Carta at Runnymede. The drama was in tents.
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
One of our champion organisers for the steering committee @swottypat.bsky.social here doing a fabulous job chairing our academic roundtable with Associate Prof Janay Nugent, Prof Laura Stewart, Dr Aonghas MacCoinnich, Dr John Young and Dr Theo Van Heijnsbergen. @scot17thcentury.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Amazing time yesterday at our 'A Kingdom in Perplexity: Voices of Seventeenth-Century Scoland' event hosted at the University of Glasgow. Thanks to the presenters and the academics who made the event such a success. I worked with a great team to help pull this off! @scot17thcentury.bsky.social
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Pat @swottypat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
One of the Steering Group @roslinak.bsky.social pitching an idea for a holistic 17thC Scotland course. Nearly lunchtime at #AKingdomInPerplexity but still generating great discussion
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I had a great time presenting at the Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference. A fantastic two days, meeting new people and hearing about some fascinating new research. @amaemconference.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Yesterday afternoon had a truly wonderful turnout for 17th century Scotland, with some really excellent new research. It was a real pleasure to see my colleagues show their stuff to the Aberdeen contingent. @amaemconference.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Day two of the Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference - we kicked off the day with looking at some of Aberdeen Universitys special collections, and making some medieval themed collages. @amaemconference.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Final panel of the day, Violence in Literature and Art. Some very interesting papers ahead! @amaemconference.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Onto the key note lecture, delivered by Dr Alastair J. Macdonald, titled 'The First Scottish War Poets: Barbour and Wyntoun'. Fascinating lecture on important figures in Scottish literature. @amaemconference.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Day one of the Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference. The first panel will look at the Viking age and violence. Beautiful sunny day in Aberdeen! @amaemconference.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Very excited to be part of the organising committee for this PGR-led Symposium at the University of Glasgow. It's shaping up to be a very interesting event! @glasgow.ac.uk
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English Civil War @englishcivilwar.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Step back in time with us – wherever you are! Follow us on social media, embrace the adventure, march into thrilling battles & immersive yourself in history... ⚔️ Facebook: buff.ly/4hGiDnP ⚔️ Instagram: buff.ly/4hmcopy ⚔️ TikTok: buff.ly/4hFyWBh ⚔️ LinkedIn: buff.ly/4hHpxcs
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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 17/04/2026
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
Gold balloons which spell out '575'.  The University cloisters can be seen in the background.
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Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference @amaemconference.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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!
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).
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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!
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Published my first blog through the Scottish 17th Century Research Group! substack.com/profile/2946...
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Published my first blog through the Scottish 17th Century Research Group! https://open.substack.com/pub/scottish17thcentury/p/the-ghost-of-popular-sovereignty?r=4vfkth&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=w...
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 11/07/2025
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
Image of crowd with text: 'Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society. We warmly welcome applications to join the Fellowship. Fellowship recognizes the scholarly contribution of historians working in all sectors of professional history. Next closing date: Monday 11 August 2025'
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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! @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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
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House of Commons procedure: why does it matter and how does it change?
House of Commons procedure combines formal rules with conventions and precedents, providing the framework for conducting business and making decisions. Hannah Kelly, Lisa James and Meg Russell expl…
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 11/07/2025
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. www.historyworkshop....
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025
History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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 @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Day three of the Understanding King James VI is underway, today with panels looking at James' relationships and court dynamics. @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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 📖👑
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The Wall of Jameses, including one of King James being thrown by the Hulk in a Marvel comic! @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Some photos from yesterday's excellent panels! @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Day two of the Understanding King James VI conference is underway! Excited for panels on James' writing and also a rare books workshop. @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Day one of the Understanding James VI conference. Looking forward to a great line up of talks! @kingjamesconf.bsky.social eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
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Understanding King James VI & I: 400 years on
A multi-day conference with accompanying workshops and activities that interrogate James' rich life and legacy.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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. inews.co.uk/opinion/labo...
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Labour is destroying its chance to reform the Lords
This is a historic opportunity. Unless it's grasped quickly, it'll crumble before our eyes.
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
8 Apr 1654: Oliver Cromwell commissions General Monck as commander-in-chief of all forces in #Scotland #otd (NPG)
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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I had a go at answering this tricky question for History Today, together with Alice Hunt, John Rees, and Rachel Hammersley: www.historytoday.com/archive/head...
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Did Charles I Have to Die?
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Roslin Kerr @roslinak.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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!
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