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.
The master of yester looks like he has a five o clock shadow.
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The master of yester looks like he has a five o clock shadow.
Yes those were great.
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Yes those were great.
That said the recent Gone Medieval podcast on James II was good.
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
That said the recent Gone Medieval podcast on James II was good.
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.
Mind you if he really doesn't then maybe that's why he thinks working from home is a scam since he would be just sitting at home with a hip flask staring at walls since he is presumably unable to also work the internet and I doubt he is a big reader.
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Mind you if he really doesn't then maybe that's why he thinks working from home is a scam since he would be just sitting at home with a hip flask staring at walls since he is presumably unable to also work the internet and I doubt he is a big reader.
I was very shocked when I discovered he was only 61. So the 'doesnt do computers' is nonsense.
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I was very shocked when I discovered he was only 61. So the 'doesnt do computers' is nonsense.
You could probably show him a computer and he'd flee in terror.
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You could probably show him a computer and he'd flee in terror.
Other cities manage to have a pedestrian centre.
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Other cities manage to have a pedestrian centre.
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.
Yes it's a shame about the sleeper it used to be a good way of getting down or back without it being stupid money.
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Yes it's a shame about the sleeper it used to be a good way of getting down or back without it being stupid money.
Reposted by Jenn Scott
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...
Reposted by Jenn Scott
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...
Reposted by Jenn Scott
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...
The National Museum also has one of the best views of the city from it's roof terrace.
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The National Museum also has one of the best views of the city from it's roof terrace.
I know but think how brilliant Miss Piggy would be as Mrs Bennett and Kermit would be an outstanding Mr Bennett
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I know but think how brilliant Miss Piggy would be as Mrs Bennett and Kermit would be an outstanding Mr Bennett
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..
Ah yes I can see that. Even I as a local do check a map quite frequently.
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Ah yes I can see that. Even I as a local do check a map quite frequently.
There's lots more.
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
There's lots more.
I mean I expect I have fallen prey to the same thing in other cities but it does feel particularly weird in Edinburgh where visitors end up in a really small bit of the city and unaware of Leith, the New Town etc or that Edinburgh has a beach.
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I mean I expect I have fallen prey to the same thing in other cities but it does feel particularly weird in Edinburgh where visitors end up in a really small bit of the city and unaware of Leith, the New Town etc or that Edinburgh has a beach.
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?
Reposted by Jenn Scott
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
We have this.
www.mygov.scot/free-period-...
www.mygov.scot/free-period-...
Free period products
You can get free period products in Scotland for yourself or someone else. Find out where you can pick them up on mygov.scot.
www.mygov.scot
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
We have this.
www.mygov.scot/free-period-...
www.mygov.scot/free-period-...
The ballad the Bonnie Earl of Moray is also the origin of the expression Mondegreen for misheard song lyrics.The American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in 1954, recalling a childhood memory where she heard the words "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen".
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The ballad the Bonnie Earl of Moray is also the origin of the expression Mondegreen for misheard song lyrics.The American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in 1954, recalling a childhood memory where she heard the words "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen".