Jenn Scott
@jennscott1485.bsky.social
Historian, writer, re-enactor. Interested in Scots clothing and sometimes battles from 1450-1750.
https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-men-of-warre-the-clothes-weapons-and-accoutrements-of-the-scots-at-war-1460-1600.php
https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-men-of-warre-the-clothes-weapons-and-accoutrements-of-the-scots-at-war-1460-1600.php
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Jenn Scott
@jennscott1485.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Any history festivals out there or podcasts? Let's talk.
Speaker availability for 2025/26
I'm available for talks on -
Late medieval and Renaissance clothing in Scotland
Jacobite clothing during the Risings
Get in touch to discuss your event
I'm available for talks on -
Late medieval and Renaissance clothing in Scotland
Jacobite clothing during the Risings
Get in touch to discuss your event
Still got some availability early next year.
Amazed that anyone in 2025 thinks it's okay to have a public programme/ conference that contains absolutely no women ( and this isn't the first year)
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amazed that anyone in 2025 thinks it's okay to have a public programme/ conference that contains absolutely no women ( and this isn't the first year)
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A re-recording Margaret Fay Shaw’s 1955 broadcast “Folksongs of South Uist”. In 2015, Fiona J Mackenzie re-recorded Shaw’s exact words & married them with the original archive song audio. Pictures in the video are part of Shaw’s own Canna Photographic Collection
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7m...
Folksongs of South Uist Broadcast- Margaret Fay Shaw's words read by Fiona J Mackenzie
YouTube video by Fiona J Mackenzie
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A re-recording Margaret Fay Shaw’s 1955 broadcast “Folksongs of South Uist”. In 2015, Fiona J Mackenzie re-recorded Shaw’s exact words & married them with the original archive song audio. Pictures in the video are part of Shaw’s own Canna Photographic Collection
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7m...
Looking forward to talking to East Lothian Embroiders and Textile Artists about Women's clothing in late medieval Scotland on Saturday 22nd at the Bleaching Field Centre, Dunbar at 2pm.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Looking forward to talking to East Lothian Embroiders and Textile Artists about Women's clothing in late medieval Scotland on Saturday 22nd at the Bleaching Field Centre, Dunbar at 2pm.
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Mistress Young's Edinburgh macaroons c. 1640, 'beat 4 or 5 eggis the wheits of them with a tuig till it be all turned to fome', full recipe in ALT text
![How to make mackaroundes
Take a pound of almondis blansche them in warme water beat them small putting in as yow beat them a little roase water q[ui]ch will beist them from oyling q[uhe]n they be all beatten small take ther weight in sugar and beit them together till it be lyke a past then take them out of the morter and put to them a spoonfull of roase water and 3. of fyne wheate floure mixe altogether then beat 4 or 5 eggis the wheits of them with a tuig till it be all turned to fome then put in the almondis and mixe it with and lay them out in ovells in a pleat q[uhe]n they be halfe baiked louse them of trenscheours then and baike them out](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p3stfxwzlmhwdtnk4pe63vov/bafkreign7g2ggam74tuqgd2p7y7gg6rjjnlz3wroure5a5bnkrysbgp6wi@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Mistress Young's Edinburgh macaroons c. 1640, 'beat 4 or 5 eggis the wheits of them with a tuig till it be all turned to fome', full recipe in ALT text
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Could contemporary rewilding represent an act of marginalisation?
@eddiecstewart.bsky.social looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places in a new EUP blog post 👉
@eddiecstewart.bsky.social looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places in a new EUP blog post 👉
Wicked Wild Wastes? - Edinburgh University Press Blog
Dr Edward Stewart challenges contemporary notions of rewilding, suggesting an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places.
euppublishingblog.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Could contemporary rewilding represent an act of marginalisation?
@eddiecstewart.bsky.social looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places in a new EUP blog post 👉
@eddiecstewart.bsky.social looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places in a new EUP blog post 👉
Does anyone know what's happened to the Jacobite Officers database? It was a very useful thing
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Does anyone know what's happened to the Jacobite Officers database? It was a very useful thing
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Your friendly semi-regular reminder that the single greatest way to help your favorite authors is to rate and review the books you've read. Goodreads, Itch, Kindle, they all give you the opportunity to rate/review and it REALLY helps us get visibility!
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Your friendly semi-regular reminder that the single greatest way to help your favorite authors is to rate and review the books you've read. Goodreads, Itch, Kindle, they all give you the opportunity to rate/review and it REALLY helps us get visibility!
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Looking Ahead to 2026 – Let’s Talk History!
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Looking Ahead to 2026 – Let’s Talk History!
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
Looking Ahead to 2026 – Let’s Talk History!
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Looking Ahead to 2026 – Let’s Talk History!
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
📅 Bookings for 2026/27 are now open.
I offer talks on these subjects
✨ Men’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Scotland
✨ Clothes of the Jacobites
✨ NEW: Scotland and the Wars of the Roses
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Great talk at the Costume Society. Some fantastic questions at the end.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
November 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Great talk at the Costume Society. Some fantastic questions at the end.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
Great talk at the Costume Society. Some fantastic questions at the end.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
November 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Great talk at the Costume Society. Some fantastic questions at the end.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
I have some availability for 2026 if you would like to book me for your group.
Reposted by Jenn Scott
Reposted by Jenn Scott
On Monday!
Interested in men's clothing in late Medieval Scotland ?
Come and hear me talk on Monday 3 November at Augustine United Church, Edinburgh
Come and hear me talk on Monday 3 November at Augustine United Church, Edinburgh
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
On Monday!
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So it's Hallowe'en and I am going to tell you my ghost story. I was @kentwellhall.bsky.social for a Tudor reenactment ( go they're good). After the public had gone I walked to the old fishponds at the back of the house .
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So it's Hallowe'en and I am going to tell you my ghost story. I was @kentwellhall.bsky.social for a Tudor reenactment ( go they're good). After the public had gone I walked to the old fishponds at the back of the house .
www.bajr.org/deep-concern...
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
Deep Concerns for Historic Environment Scotland - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
By David Connolly and Hana Kdolska, BAJR Admins Controversy, Accountability, and a Way Forward Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has found itself embroiled in a series of controversies over the past...
www.bajr.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
www.bajr.org/deep-concern...
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
On Monday!
Interested in men's clothing in late Medieval Scotland ?
Come and hear me talk on Monday 3 November at Augustine United Church, Edinburgh
Come and hear me talk on Monday 3 November at Augustine United Church, Edinburgh
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
On Monday!
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I do love a ghostly face from an ancient gravestone. This one is from Humbie Cemetery in East Lothian - a wonderful spot
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I do love a ghostly face from an ancient gravestone. This one is from Humbie Cemetery in East Lothian - a wonderful spot
So it's Hallowe'en and I am going to tell you my ghost story. I was @kentwellhall.bsky.social for a Tudor reenactment ( go they're good). After the public had gone I walked to the old fishponds at the back of the house .
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So it's Hallowe'en and I am going to tell you my ghost story. I was @kentwellhall.bsky.social for a Tudor reenactment ( go they're good). After the public had gone I walked to the old fishponds at the back of the house .
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None of this would be any way annoying if they didn't say they were doing research and then clearly aren't
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
The Wedding Dress That Stole the Show on ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’
Inspired by 17th-century French court fashion, the gown was crafted entirely in-house.
www.townandcountrymag.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
None of this would be any way annoying if they didn't say they were doing research and then clearly aren't
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
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Of course I should probably mention here that You can check to see if I am right by buying my book I am Minded to Rise
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
I Am Minded to Rise | Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 | Helion & Company
I Am Minded to Rise, Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 - just one of the military history books available from Helion & Company.
www.helion.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Of course I should probably mention here that You can check to see if I am right by buying my book I am Minded to Rise
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
None of this would be any way annoying if they didn't say they were doing research and then clearly aren't
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
The Wedding Dress That Stole the Show on ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’
Inspired by 17th-century French court fashion, the gown was crafted entirely in-house.
www.townandcountrymag.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
None of this would be any way annoying if they didn't say they were doing research and then clearly aren't
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
'made from silk and tweed ( why?)'
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...