History Lecturer

“The Bedrock: Poems on themes from the Great Tapestry of Scotland” by Henry Marsh I have posted reviews of Henry Marsh's poem...

Yesterday there was a tweet asking for ideas for what to put on a history teacher's class-room wall. So this seems a good moment fo...

This morning I gave a short talk on the history of Edinburgh , at the request of a friend. For various domestic reasons (nobody’s fault) ...

Nipping off to the shops as early spring sun made Edinburgh magical. I thought “I must write about this”. So I did, and a guide book gra...

During September I have been using the Twitter hashtag #Creationtide. This is an article explaining what it meant that I wrote for our ...

                         Still on the spot Lord Marmion stay’d,             For fairer scene he ne’er survey’d.                Wh...

Yesterday we in Scotland had an important referendum. Those of you who read my previous post will know that I am not an...