Darren S. Layne

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Darren S. Layne

Darren S. Layne

@FunkyPlaid

Historian of 18thC Scotland focused on Jacobite Studies & Digital History. Curator of @JDB1745. Chair, Jacobite Studies Trust. PhD via @ISHRStAndrews.

Portland, Oregon Katılım Ekim 2007
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Darren S. Layne@FunkyPlaid·
A brand new programme for the JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshops is here; we're kicking things off on 24 Feb with a visit from Prof Allan Macinnes, who will be sharing thoughts about his new book, 'Conflict and Loyalty: Jacobitism in Europe & Beyond'. jdb1745.net/events/jstwork…
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I'm really thankful to have been included in the volume and to appear alongside so many talented and thoughtful folks. If you read it, I hope you love it. Huge thanks to all who were involved in making it happen! (2/2) luath.co.uk/products/outla…
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This week marked the release & delivery of a pretty remarkable edited collection from colleagues at Glasgow & @LuathPress. It contains an incredible *44* contributions & represents an affordable, accessible tour-de-force of cultural connections between Outlander & Scotland. (1/2)
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We're only a day away from our next JST #JacobiteStudies workshop, which will feature Rachel Monsey sharing insights from her work on Jacobite manuscript poetry created between the Revolution and the Hanoverian Succession. Coming up Tues, 28 Oct, 5pm UKT. jdb1745.net/events/jstwork…
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Very excited to welcome Prof Clotilde Prunier to the JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshops tomorrow (Tues, 30 Sept) at 5pm UKT, who will be sharing some of her current work on the links between the Stuarts and the Catholic Mission in Scotland 1719-1788. jdb1745.net/events/jstwork…
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Yes, the great Duffy left a great deal of money to NTS, but even more valuable is his entire personal archive and research-in-progress, which the Trust currently holds & curates. We're still waiting to learn about how scholars & researchers might be able to access that material.
alison campsie@alicampsie75

Professor Christopher Duffy was the kindest man and so generous with his time and knowledge. And now this .. @TheScotsman scotsman.com/heritage-and-r….

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@_FrancesOwen Not sure I’d want to go out at 5am to pick large amounts of heather in the middle of a Scottish Highland springtime!
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Pretty interesting record in one of Cumberland's order books from 11 May 1746, just a few weeks after Culloden. 5am rounds for troops to 'pluck heather for the tents', presumably to lay on top for insulation and protection from the rain.
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Frances Owen@_FrancesOwen·
@FunkyPlaid @EdinburghUP Congratulations, Darren! And to all the contributors and editors. A fine collection, showing the breadth and depth of current #Jacobite studies. Very impressive
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The time is nigh! Another fab programme for the JST Virtual Workshop is up and ready to kick off on Tuesday, 2 Sept. Following the keynote launch, we'll have fortnightly sessions on different aspects of #JacobiteStudies from a wide range of contributors. jdb1745.net/events/jstwork…
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Make a wish and gather your strength for whatever it is you are and do.
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Tim Peacock@DrTimPeacock·
Encouraged to have been promoted to Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at the University of Glasgow. @UofGlasgow
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Highland Archives@HLHArchives·
Upcoming event at the Lochaber Archive Centre! Jacobite Document Exhibition Wednesday 20th August, 14:00 - 16:00 No entry fees but donations welcome Part of the Jacobite Festival 2025 Hope to see you there!
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