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.
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🚨 NEW ARTICLE🚨
600 years ago today the aptly named 'Parliament of Bats' met for the first time.
Dr Hannes Kleineke has explored how the underlying tensions gave the Parliament its moniker.
600 years ago today the aptly named 'Parliament of Bats' met for the first time.
Dr Hannes Kleineke has explored how the underlying tensions gave the Parliament its moniker.
The true beginning of troubles? The Parliament of Bats, 1426 - The History of Parliament
Dr Hannes Kleineke explores the acrimonious 'Parliament of Bats', which first met in Leicester on this day 600 years ago, amidst tensions between two of Henry
historyofparliament.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:37 AM
🚨 NEW ARTICLE🚨
600 years ago today the aptly named 'Parliament of Bats' met for the first time.
Dr Hannes Kleineke has explored how the underlying tensions gave the Parliament its moniker.
600 years ago today the aptly named 'Parliament of Bats' met for the first time.
Dr Hannes Kleineke has explored how the underlying tensions gave the Parliament its moniker.
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21 East Crosscauseway, built around 1778 on what is now a side street but was then the only paved road in the south of Edinburgh, which linked the city’s two main roads south. (The name comes an unfortunate anglicisation of the Scots word "causey", meaning "paved".)
Former residents include:
Former residents include:
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM
21 East Crosscauseway, built around 1778 on what is now a side street but was then the only paved road in the south of Edinburgh, which linked the city’s two main roads south. (The name comes an unfortunate anglicisation of the Scots word "causey", meaning "paved".)
Former residents include:
Former residents include:
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Defunding the BBC World Service & shutting it down would be an incredible loss & very shortsighted indeed. The BBC has broadcast for nearly 90 years in foreign languages, battlind disinformation & propaganda globally. Serious journalism is more needed than ever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Defunding the BBC World Service & shutting it down would be an incredible loss & very shortsighted indeed. The BBC has broadcast for nearly 90 years in foreign languages, battlind disinformation & propaganda globally. Serious journalism is more needed than ever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Do you like attention to detail? So do I!
I'm known as birdiesbindings, but when I reproduce historical pamphlets I use my own historic traders mark based on originals.
The logo and wording all hold a symbolic meaning.
#bookbinding #reenactment #livinghistory
I'm known as birdiesbindings, but when I reproduce historical pamphlets I use my own historic traders mark based on originals.
The logo and wording all hold a symbolic meaning.
#bookbinding #reenactment #livinghistory
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Do you like attention to detail? So do I!
I'm known as birdiesbindings, but when I reproduce historical pamphlets I use my own historic traders mark based on originals.
The logo and wording all hold a symbolic meaning.
#bookbinding #reenactment #livinghistory
I'm known as birdiesbindings, but when I reproduce historical pamphlets I use my own historic traders mark based on originals.
The logo and wording all hold a symbolic meaning.
#bookbinding #reenactment #livinghistory
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SOS save the #bbcworldservice
‘Perhaps Britain’s greatest gift to the world”in the 20th century’: Kofi Annan.
Money runs out in 7 weeks. No plan.
Pls lobby YvetteCooperMP Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer John Healey MP
Please Email:
fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
enquiries@dcms.gov.uk
‘Perhaps Britain’s greatest gift to the world”in the 20th century’: Kofi Annan.
Money runs out in 7 weeks. No plan.
Pls lobby YvetteCooperMP Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer John Healey MP
Please Email:
fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
enquiries@dcms.gov.uk
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
SOS save the #bbcworldservice
‘Perhaps Britain’s greatest gift to the world”in the 20th century’: Kofi Annan.
Money runs out in 7 weeks. No plan.
Pls lobby YvetteCooperMP Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer John Healey MP
Please Email:
fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
enquiries@dcms.gov.uk
‘Perhaps Britain’s greatest gift to the world”in the 20th century’: Kofi Annan.
Money runs out in 7 weeks. No plan.
Pls lobby YvetteCooperMP Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer John Healey MP
Please Email:
fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
enquiries@dcms.gov.uk
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February 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Whether the weather be dreich or fair, my luve,
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
February 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Whether the weather be dreich or fair, my luve,
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
if guid times greet us, or we hae tae face the worst,
ahint and afore whit will happen tae us…
—Jackie Kay, “A Lang Promise”
in BANTAM (Picador, 2017)
#ValentinesDay #poetry #LGBTQ #LGBTQplusHM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#BookWormSat
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jack...
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On ransomware and under-funded GLAMs: 'At no point was the British Library particularly negligent or unprepared. Instead, it was hindered by vulnerabilities shared by the majority of cultural institutions. ...the attack [is] a warning to the whole sector.' informationsecuritybuzz.com/the-cyberatt...
The Cyberattack That Exposed The Fragility Of Digital Heritage
Saturday 28 October 2023 is a date that will live long in the memory of staff at the British Library. As they arrived for work that day, they encountered
informationsecuritybuzz.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
On ransomware and under-funded GLAMs: 'At no point was the British Library particularly negligent or unprepared. Instead, it was hindered by vulnerabilities shared by the majority of cultural institutions. ...the attack [is] a warning to the whole sector.' informationsecuritybuzz.com/the-cyberatt...
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Why not buy you or a loved one a book for Valentine's Day?
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Why not buy you or a loved one a book for Valentine's Day?
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Why not buy you or a loved one a book for Valentine's Day?
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Why not buy you or a loved one a book for Valentine's Day?
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Or
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
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Clear and coloured glass depicting Mary of Burgundy, b.13 Feb 1457, d. 27 Mar 1482. From the Chapel of the Holy Blood, Bruges. Probably made in Bruges, c. 1500 (V&A Museum, London)
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Clear and coloured glass depicting Mary of Burgundy, b.13 Feb 1457, d. 27 Mar 1482. From the Chapel of the Holy Blood, Bruges. Probably made in Bruges, c. 1500 (V&A Museum, London)
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How to research Scotland’s amazing past for FREE!
open.substack.com/pub/scottish...
open.substack.com/pub/scottish...
Researching Scotland's Past...a mini introduction to two amazing FREE tools!
Part 1....Pastmap.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:32 AM
How to research Scotland’s amazing past for FREE!
open.substack.com/pub/scottish...
open.substack.com/pub/scottish...
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Call for papers - growing up in the early modern world!
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Call for papers - growing up in the early modern world!
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.