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An unusual entry in the Ardnamurchan kirk session, circa 1789. A “Changeling” was an impostor child, believed to have been left by fairies who had maliciously spirited away the original infant. In this case, the “fairy” child was kept and the family were given money as a grant.

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Career highlight 🙏 Sackcloth & Stool of Repentance National Museums Scotland

Check out Dr Linda Porter Porter talk: 'The Thistle and the Rose' biography of Margaret Tudor" eventbrite.co.uk/e/linda-porter…

So looking forward to giving this talk in May to the Haddington History Society. Back in Scotland at last!

#Haddington's #History Society #EastLothian Steven Veerapen #JamesIV #Tudors Margaret Tudor #Scottish #History #renaissance Michael Pearce

Who believes that vegetarian Rochelle would take a job in an abbatoir ...? Only to make mince out of Vince. #TheArchers

Feargal Sharkey - clean water warrior. A case of nominative determinism?? #TheArchers

Words from @scribblesandcrumbs

David not waving but drowning .. #thearchers

Will Superman Leonard find the missing bunting?? #TheArchers

I rarely smile on a Monday, but I am today. Aspects of history magazine is out, and features an interview with me on p78, and a review of my new book on p93 by Paul Bernardi and it's a belter 😊 aspectsofhistory.com/wp-content/upl…

It's #HistFicMay! A chance to writers of the BEST kind of fiction* to say hi and get to know each other. Hi, I'm Frances, editor of Historia, the magazine of the Historical Writers' Association. Looking forward to meeting you all * I may be biased. But hey, it's true!

"Beautiful writing coupled with the erudition and in-depth research of a professional historian, allowing you to get completely immersed in Aethelflaed's world." mybook.to/To-Be-A-Queen #HistFicMay

Happy #PennyBlackDay all!! #Haddington has a connection, the town’s SamuelSmiles (pic), author of ‘Self Help’ & other #books was heading to London & the then Provost (Lea) wrote a #letter of intro to his London-based nephew, #RowlandHill! Handwritten Letter East Lothian Courier John McMillan

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‘Neither a Tudor nor a Stewart? the dramatic life of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots’. Talk by Dr Linda Porter Margaret Tudor stayed in #Haddington #EastLothian on her way to marry #JamesIV. Thursday 8 May 2.30 in Star Room John Gray Centre Centre. #Tudors #Stewarts

Very exciting! Today we’re on the cover of The Scotsman, signing 1000 copies of #howtokillawitch The Portobello Bookshop and taking part an in the inaugural tartan parade in Edinburgh. Tomorrow is the Boswell Book Festival - what a weekend!

Pleased The Times and The Sunday Times has run my letter about The Salt Path scandal this morning.

#LiveAid40 #liveaid #Geldof 40 years on Copyright Matt Macpherson