We are delighted to share that 'The Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots' by @stevenjohnreid has been shortlisted for the SaltireBookAwards Research Book of the Year award! From the judges: 'Highly scholarly, with a strong rationale ensuring it stands out in a crowded field' ✨

It’s happening! #MaryQueenofScots #casket on tour. For the next 6 months in Kirkcudbright Galleries KBT Galleries National Museums Scotland 👑🎁

#MaryQueenofScots #casket starring in the 1971 MQS film with Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson 😻👑👑🫅

Mary’s silver casket has arrived in Kirkcudbright Galleries and the Exhibition opens tomorrow! So exciting! 😬🤩 ⁦National Museums Scotland⁩ ⁦KBT Galleries⁩

Kirkcudbright really has gone all out for #maryqueenofscots! 👸🏻 Well done the cafe at Kirkcudbright Galleries for adding this tart to your menu to complement the Casket Exhibition! 😋🙌🏻👏🏻 KBT Galleries National Museums Scotland Anna Groundwater

Section 4 Scottish Gaelic Duolingo - refresh sessions seem stuck on the same 'as bitter as the truth' etc exercises - how can I move forward, boring!

We welcome submissions from any PhD student or ECR working on any part of #ScottishHistory. Please DM or email with any questions. Previous prize winners include: @stevenjohnreid Karie Schultz @JulietteDespor1 Cathryn Spence, Chris Langley, Dr Laura Doak, Siobhan Talbott 👀

Tonight at 9pm on More4.

🧙‍♀️Suzannah Lipscomb National Museums Scotland

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Weirdly anonymous site of #maryqueenofscots execution #otd 1587 #Fotheringhay … almost as if the English were embarrassed 🤔

Plz share! IASH-NMS fellowship - Materialising the Scottish in Northern Europe, 1500-1750: mobilities, communities and material culture. Details and application here: iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-national-… Deadline is 25 April!

See this Instagram post by @nationalmuseumsscotland instagram.com/reel/DKPO2b2Bu…

✨Edinburgh International Book Festival Event✨ 👤 Anna Groundwater 📚 Connecting Scotland's History 📍EFI Venue T, Edinburgh Futures Institute 📆 18 August ⏰ 11am 🎟 buff.ly/0KBUaja #EIBF #EdinburghWhatsOn #EdinburghInternationalBookFestival #EIBF25 Edinburgh International Book Festival

Pretty thrilled to be doing this at #EdinburghBookFest celebrating new edition of 📚 Connecting Scotland's History 💃 📍EFI Venue T, EFI 📆 18 August 🎟 buff.ly/0KBUaja #EIBF #EdinburghWhatsOn #EdinburghBookFest #EdinburghInternationalBookFestival #EIBF25 #LuathPress