A talk by Jonathan Cobb, Historian and Author on the Republican Era in British History was held on 16th November 2023…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: The Republican Era in British History
Category: Previous Talks
Previous Talks
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. A talk by Dr Amy Hayes on Mary…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Mary of Guelders, (Queen of James II) and her connections to the Trinity Church in Edinburgh
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Presented by Ailsa Fortune September 2023 – At…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: The Parthenon Marbles and the Local Connection: Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Presented by Dr Amy Blakeway. Amy is a…Continue readingLieutenants and Loyalty: How did Mary, Queen of Scots rule Scotland from an English prison?
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. by Victoria Brown (Education Manager, National Mining Museum,…Continue readingA Mine of Information: Coal Mining in East Lothian
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. By Dr Hanita Ritchie, Local History Officer East…Continue readingThe Remarkable Women of East Lothian: A History in Pictures
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. 20 January 2023 Steven Kerr, Librarian of RCSEd,…Continue readingA Seal of Cause: The History and the People of the Royal College of Surgeons
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. David Raw spoke on how politics in East…Continue readingEast Lothian Politics 100yrs ago: A Time of Change
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Dr Alison Rosie of the National Records of…Continue readingA Queen’s Jewel Box: The 1566 Inventory of Mary Queen of Scots
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. In a very entertaining, lucid talk without visual…Continue readingJohn Kincaid, Scotland’s Witch Brodder