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Celebrate authoritative women’s voices with this special issue of the @scottishhistreview.bsky.social, free to read this month!

Find out about Mary of Guelders’ architectural patronage, women in early modern wills, eighteenth-century businesswomen and more. 

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The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice Known as the Scottish Martyrs, their support for parliamentary and constitutional change has been commemorated over the last two hundred years to symbolise Scottish liberalism, nationalism and politic...

Did you catch the blog post by Rachel Bennett and Lauren Darwin? Read all about the Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice here: euppublishingblog.com/2026/02/12/s...

Our Critical Insights in American Studies series is looking for a new Co-Editor.

🗓 Deadline: March 13th
📍 Interviews at BAAS 2026 (Glasgow)

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What is an SHR article? Laura Stewart, Convener of the Scottish Historical Review Trust, tries to propose an answer. You can read more about it here: www.euppublishing.com/do/10.5555/n...

Incoming Convener, Laura Stewart, with outgoing Convener, Karly Kehoe, at the 2025 Jenny Wormald lecture. — Scottish Historical Review Trust | Promoting Research & Publication in the Field of Scottish... Trustees and editors extend their warmest thanks to Professor Karly Kehoe, who stood down in October 2025 not only as Convener, but also as one of our longest serving members. A changing of the guard ...

Do you want to know more? You can read about it here: scottishhistoricalreview.org/news/the-shr...

Have you seen our updated mission statement? Preview: 'We first looked to the Trust’s own constitution and policies, which were comprehensively updated in order to put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of what we do, we turned to the journal itself...'.

The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice Known as the Scottish Martyrs, their support for parliamentary and constitutional change has been commemorated over the last two hundred years to symbolise Scottish liberalism, nationalism and political reform.

The editors of @scottishhistreview.bsky.social introduce their article on the #ScottishMartyrs.

The article was the runner-up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize!

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Do you want to WIN a FREE copy of Cameron McKay's Crime and the First World War in Scotland? We have two copies to give away. All you have to do is share this post with your followers here on Bluesky. P&P included.

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Expressions of Interest: pre-1707 editor — Scottish Historical Review Trust | Promoting Research & Publication in the Field of Scottish History | Monograph Series | Edinburgh - Scotland - UK Call for Expressions of Interest Scottish Historical Review : Pre-1707 Editor   The Scottish Historical Review seeks an editor for pre-1707 material. The term of office is 5 years and co...

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The Edinburgh Indian Association, anti-colonial cosmopolitanism and the politics of accommodation in Scotland’s capital, 1883–1947 | The Scottish Historical Review At the start of the twentieth century, hundreds of South Asian students arrived each year in Edinburgh. Although a small, middle-class, transient body, these students constituted one of the largest So...

Henry Dee's article on The Edinburgh Indian Association, anti-colonial cosmopolitanism and the politics of accommodation in Scotland’s capital, 1883–1947 has just been published: www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...

Incoming Convener, Laura Stewart, with outgoing Convener, Karly Kehoe, at the 2025 Jenny Wormald lecture. — Scottish Historical Review Trust | Promoting Research & Publication in the Field of Scottish... Trustees and editors extend their warmest thanks to Professor Karly Kehoe, who stood down in October 2025 not only as Convener, but also as one of our longest serving members. A changing of the guard ...

Head over to our website to read our latest update regarding gender equality and inclusiveness:

scottishhistoricalreview.org/news/the-shr...

Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - shr: Vol 0, No 0

Phewwwww, our first publication of the year went live today, Natalee Garrett, Fashionably Scottish: The Duchess of Gordon and Scottish Identity in British High Society, 1767–1812: www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/0/0

‘This trial is no trivial matter. It affects me, but it affects the country more’: Sedition, the Scottish Martyrs and Scots Law | The Scottish Historical Review As he faced conviction for sedition in 1793, Thomas Muir lamented ‘this trial is no trivial matter. It affects me, but it affects the country more.’ This statement echoes the sentiment of the time whe...

As he faced conviction for sedition in 1793, Thomas Muir lamented ‘this trial is no trivial matter. It affects me, but it affects the country more....' Read more here, in our recently published article by Rachel Bennett and Lauren Darwin www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...

A ‘brotherhood of the rink’? Curling, Freemasonry and the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, 1600–1939 | The Scottish Historical Review This article examines the relationship of the sport of curling with freemasonry and associated customs. Prior to the 1840s local curling societies and clubs initiated members in their organisations us...

If you have a uni login, check out my upcoming article from @scottishhistreview.bsky.social, now up in draft form (paywall).

It examines the historic relationship between Scottish curling, customs and personnel related to Freemasonry, and the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.

👇'Feuding in the Streets? Gender, Crime, and Conflict in Scottish Towns, c. 1500-1600' by @kiritekatawa.bsky.social, online & in person. This looks to be great.

Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - shr: Vol 104, No 2

Did you read any of the articles in our Special Issue? Tell us about them! Extra points for citations 👀https://www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/104/2

CFP for the conference 'Scotland's Historic Environments and the British Empire'

Wicked Wild Wastes? - Edinburgh University Press Blog Dr Edward Stewart challenges contemporary notions of rewilding, suggesting an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places.

Could contemporary rewilding represent an act of marginalisation? 

@eddiecstewart.bsky.social looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places in a new EUP blog post 👉

Find out more in ‘Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes.’

Available to read for free in the latest issue of @scottishhistreview.bsky.social 

I’m happy to say this article on my PhD research, exploring and challenging conceptions of wildness in Scottish Highland landscapes is out (and open access) now in @scottishhistreview.bsky.social.

You can access the article here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

Excited to see this article, based on my PhD research in-print and ✨open access!
You can check it out here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes | The Scottish Historical Review This article will explore a repopulating approach as a means of producing archaeological and historical narratives of upland land use in the Scottish Highlands which go beyond tired notions of margina...

"The concept of wildness in Scotland is both politically and culturally contentious with a long history for the term ‘wild’ being..." WANT TO KNOW THE NEXT PART? I know you do. Guess you'll have to read Edward Stewart's article here for FREE: www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

We have some VERY exciting news, not only is the latest special issue of SHR now available but @eddiecstewart.bsky.social's article on 'Wicked Wild Wastes? Challenging Wildness through Repopulating Approaches to Archaeological Narratives in Scottish Highland Landscapes’ is OPEN ACCESS.

We're excited to see you! Make sure you invite your friends.

OOOOOOOOH, news of our third Jenny Wormald Lecture has dropped just in time for the weekend. Are you excited? See more information below:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-h...