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.
Goodness Scottish history is pretty poorly served by podcasts/ audio books/ radio.
This is obviously not a surprise really.
This is obviously not a surprise really.
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Goodness Scottish history is pretty poorly served by podcasts/ audio books/ radio.
This is obviously not a surprise really.
This is obviously not a surprise really.
I think that the Royal Mile, Princes Street, Rose Street and George Street should all be pedestrian with caveats about deliveries/ buses.
We have an actual bus station - use it!
I work in George St and I think these plans often forget the number of people who live and work in the centre.
We have an actual bus station - use it!
I work in George St and I think these plans often forget the number of people who live and work in the centre.
Saturday column: For Princes Street, read also George Street and Rose Street
open.substack.com/pub/buildedi...
open.substack.com/pub/buildedi...
Saturday column: For Princes Street, read also George Street and Rose Street
AFTER the flurry of activity, the silence.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I think that the Royal Mile, Princes Street, Rose Street and George Street should all be pedestrian with caveats about deliveries/ buses.
We have an actual bus station - use it!
I work in George St and I think these plans often forget the number of people who live and work in the centre.
We have an actual bus station - use it!
I work in George St and I think these plans often forget the number of people who live and work in the centre.
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The progresses of Mary, Queen of Scots, (1561-1565) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progres...
Progresses of Mary, Queen of Scots - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The progresses of Mary, Queen of Scots, (1561-1565) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progres...
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The bells of @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social have added their delightful music to the urban soundscape of Edinburgh for almost 150 years. Now they need a once in generation repair to keep them ringing for years to come. 🔔
Can you help with the costs 👇
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_mar...
Can you help with the costs 👇
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_mar...
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The bells of @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social have added their delightful music to the urban soundscape of Edinburgh for almost 150 years. Now they need a once in generation repair to keep them ringing for years to come. 🔔
Can you help with the costs 👇
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_mar...
Can you help with the costs 👇
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_mar...
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If you want to know what they actually wore. You could look at my books-
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
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 AM
If you want to know what they actually wore. You could look at my books-
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
I still think a Muppet Pride and Prejudice would be brilliant.
Human Darcy and Elizabeth everyone else is a Muppet except for maybe Mr Collins.
With the same attention to costume as A Christmas Carol..
Human Darcy and Elizabeth everyone else is a Muppet except for maybe Mr Collins.
With the same attention to costume as A Christmas Carol..
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I still think a Muppet Pride and Prejudice would be brilliant.
Human Darcy and Elizabeth everyone else is a Muppet except for maybe Mr Collins.
With the same attention to costume as A Christmas Carol..
Human Darcy and Elizabeth everyone else is a Muppet except for maybe Mr Collins.
With the same attention to costume as A Christmas Carol..
Reading social media accounts about visiting Edinburgh with increasing amounts of bafflement
And the comments even more so!
What is this city they are talking about?
Also who are all these apparently healthy people who can't walk the length of the royal mile?
And the comments even more so!
What is this city they are talking about?
Also who are all these apparently healthy people who can't walk the length of the royal mile?
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Reading social media accounts about visiting Edinburgh with increasing amounts of bafflement
And the comments even more so!
What is this city they are talking about?
Also who are all these apparently healthy people who can't walk the length of the royal mile?
And the comments even more so!
What is this city they are talking about?
Also who are all these apparently healthy people who can't walk the length of the royal mile?
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8 February 1583: The beginning of Lent is approaching next week, so in Edinburgh, the Privy Council order a proclamation prohibiting anyone to eat, kill or dress any kind of flesh during this period, except 'sic personis as, upoun just and necessarie considerationis, sall obtene ... 1/
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
8 February 1583: The beginning of Lent is approaching next week, so in Edinburgh, the Privy Council order a proclamation prohibiting anyone to eat, kill or dress any kind of flesh during this period, except 'sic personis as, upoun just and necessarie considerationis, sall obtene ... 1/
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
OTD in 1592, Lady Margaret Campbell brought her son the 2nd Earl of Moray to Edinburgh intending to display his body and force the king to bring his killers to justice.
Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands,
O, whaur hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray,
And laid him on the green.
Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands,
O, whaur hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray,
And laid him on the green.
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
OTD in 1592, Lady Margaret Campbell brought her son the 2nd Earl of Moray to Edinburgh intending to display his body and force the king to bring his killers to justice.
Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands,
O, whaur hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray,
And laid him on the green.
Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands,
O, whaur hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray,
And laid him on the green.
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7 February 1716: The Earl of Mar's Jacobite army disbanded at Aberdeen, bringing to an end the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Mar and James Francis Edward Stuart had departed Scotland for France on 4 February.
📸 Slezer's Aberdeen, 1693 / National Library of Scotland
📸 Slezer's Aberdeen, 1693 / National Library of Scotland
February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
7 February 1716: The Earl of Mar's Jacobite army disbanded at Aberdeen, bringing to an end the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Mar and James Francis Edward Stuart had departed Scotland for France on 4 February.
📸 Slezer's Aberdeen, 1693 / National Library of Scotland
📸 Slezer's Aberdeen, 1693 / National Library of Scotland
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I am not even an academic and my favourite is medieval underwear.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
The greatest joy in my life as an academic is being asked this type of question
the greatest joy in my life is asking overly qualified academics really dumb questions about the field of study they have devoted their lives to (i.e. did medieval people smoke weed?)
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I am not even an academic and my favourite is medieval underwear.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
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"Am faca sibhse clach-uaighe dhà-chànanach?"
BBC journalist Ailean Beaton goes in search of historic dual language (Gaelic and English) gravestones across Scotland.
Read the full story in Gaelic here (many browsers will translate the piece into English for you) 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
BBC journalist Ailean Beaton goes in search of historic dual language (Gaelic and English) gravestones across Scotland.
Read the full story in Gaelic here (many browsers will translate the piece into English for you) 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
"Am faca sibhse clach-uaighe dhà-chànanach?"
BBC journalist Ailean Beaton goes in search of historic dual language (Gaelic and English) gravestones across Scotland.
Read the full story in Gaelic here (many browsers will translate the piece into English for you) 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
BBC journalist Ailean Beaton goes in search of historic dual language (Gaelic and English) gravestones across Scotland.
Read the full story in Gaelic here (many browsers will translate the piece into English for you) 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
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👌
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
February 6, 2026 at 8:55 AM
👌
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Robert the Bruce's doctor worried about his eel habit, fearing it would kill the king. But only one Scottish king's death is actually tied to the fish: Alexander III, who was eating fresh eel (murena recenti) just before he died.
Were the eels to blame? 1/4
🗃️🧪
Were the eels to blame? 1/4
🗃️🧪
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Robert the Bruce's doctor worried about his eel habit, fearing it would kill the king. But only one Scottish king's death is actually tied to the fish: Alexander III, who was eating fresh eel (murena recenti) just before he died.
Were the eels to blame? 1/4
🗃️🧪
Were the eels to blame? 1/4
🗃️🧪
I am not even an academic and my favourite is medieval underwear.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
The greatest joy in my life as an academic is being asked this type of question
the greatest joy in my life is asking overly qualified academics really dumb questions about the field of study they have devoted their lives to (i.e. did medieval people smoke weed?)
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I am not even an academic and my favourite is medieval underwear.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
I get asked about this at every talk I do.
It's not a stupid question I just find it fascinating that's where people go.
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Talking about some of the amazing letters from the AHRC Scottish Women Letter-Writers 1480-1625 project next week for @ihrlibrary.bsky.social 17th Century Seminar. Join us!
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
"Weiriet of living my lone": Scottish women letter-writers & James VI's London Court, 1603 – 25
www.history.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Talking about some of the amazing letters from the AHRC Scottish Women Letter-Writers 1480-1625 project next week for @ihrlibrary.bsky.social 17th Century Seminar. Join us!
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
I just saw a headline suggesting over 50s should pay a graduate tax.
May I therefore have a refund on the student loans that I definitely paid ?
*Obviously I know I didn't pay as much as someone 10 years later*
May I therefore have a refund on the student loans that I definitely paid ?
*Obviously I know I didn't pay as much as someone 10 years later*
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I just saw a headline suggesting over 50s should pay a graduate tax.
May I therefore have a refund on the student loans that I definitely paid ?
*Obviously I know I didn't pay as much as someone 10 years later*
May I therefore have a refund on the student loans that I definitely paid ?
*Obviously I know I didn't pay as much as someone 10 years later*
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The Cathedral Bell Ringers are launching a fundraising campaign, to carry out essential repairs on its bells. The campaign will run until July 2026. They are looking to raise c. £15,000. All donations very gratefully received!
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Cathedral Bell Ringers are launching a fundraising campaign, to carry out essential repairs on its bells. The campaign will run until July 2026. They are looking to raise c. £15,000. All donations very gratefully received!
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells
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Go and see my brother in law as the Count www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/the...
The Marriage of Figaro | Opera North
It's supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro's life, but he's in trouble – not least because his boss is making moves on Susanna, his bride-to-be. Can this quick-witted couple outsmart their master?
www.operanorth.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Go and see my brother in law as the Count www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/the...
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Struck to commemorate the peace with Spain, which was established in 1604. This is the only medal on which James VI & I is styled King of England and Scotland. "peace, plenty, and pure religion". (British Museum)
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Struck to commemorate the peace with Spain, which was established in 1604. This is the only medal on which James VI & I is styled King of England and Scotland. "peace, plenty, and pure religion". (British Museum)
Go and see my brother in law as the Count www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/the...
The Marriage of Figaro | Opera North
It's supposed to be the happiest day of Figaro's life, but he's in trouble – not least because his boss is making moves on Susanna, his bride-to-be. Can this quick-witted couple outsmart their master?
www.operanorth.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Go and see my brother in law as the Count www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/the...
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'Kirkwall Fair.' (1888) Although Arthur Melville was not regarded as one of the Glasgow Boys, he was seen by them to be a kindred spirit. A year after painting this work on Orkney, he left Edinburgh and settled in London, although he often returned to Scotland to paint.
February 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
'Kirkwall Fair.' (1888) Although Arthur Melville was not regarded as one of the Glasgow Boys, he was seen by them to be a kindred spirit. A year after painting this work on Orkney, he left Edinburgh and settled in London, although he often returned to Scotland to paint.
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Just resharing this as the planning portal was down when I first shared it
Please SUPPORT Sciennes Primary to close the road outside the school
Planning ref number is 25/06533/FUL
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
Please SUPPORT Sciennes Primary to close the road outside the school
Planning ref number is 25/06533/FUL
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Just resharing this as the planning portal was down when I first shared it
Please SUPPORT Sciennes Primary to close the road outside the school
Planning ref number is 25/06533/FUL
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
Please SUPPORT Sciennes Primary to close the road outside the school
Planning ref number is 25/06533/FUL
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...