Dr Graeme Millen
@weegiegraeme.bsky.social
Working class, Glaswegian 🏴, Historian of late 17th century specialising in Scotland, warfare, martial culture, identity and migration. Former HE lecturer.
Publishing on Jacobites, the Highland War (1689-1691) & Scots-Dutch Brigade 🇳🇱
All views my own.
Publishing on Jacobites, the Highland War (1689-1691) & Scots-Dutch Brigade 🇳🇱
All views my own.
My barber has been exponentially improved by this new member of staff
April 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My barber has been exponentially improved by this new member of staff
Been a busy month thus far, working away on another chapter and the usual marking but also secured two job interviews for the end of the month (outwith academia) and been working on a really exciting postdoc fellowship application. It’s on the diaspora and got some big Scots-Dutch elements, so 🤞
April 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Been a busy month thus far, working away on another chapter and the usual marking but also secured two job interviews for the end of the month (outwith academia) and been working on a really exciting postdoc fellowship application. It’s on the diaspora and got some big Scots-Dutch elements, so 🤞
An excellent Saturday spent in Auld Reekie at the Scottish History Society’s AGM. The Presidential lecture touching on John Galt’s brilliant Ringan Gilhaize, Viscount Dundee and Killiecrankie. Taken just before retiring to Sandy Bell’s pub, a guid evening.
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
An excellent Saturday spent in Auld Reekie at the Scottish History Society’s AGM. The Presidential lecture touching on John Galt’s brilliant Ringan Gilhaize, Viscount Dundee and Killiecrankie. Taken just before retiring to Sandy Bell’s pub, a guid evening.
Off to New York today, almost there, for the holidays. Looking forward to seeing my partner and her family. Pictured earlier was the mandatory Vitamin T.
December 16, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Off to New York today, almost there, for the holidays. Looking forward to seeing my partner and her family. Pictured earlier was the mandatory Vitamin T.
With a significant effort and some excellent feedback, I have finished revising a chapter on the Highland War for a forthcoming volume on the Jacobites. So, it only felt appropriate to crack one of these tonight.
#Skystorians #earlymodern
#17thc #JacobiteStudies
#Skystorians #earlymodern
#17thc #JacobiteStudies
December 9, 2024 at 8:33 PM
With a significant effort and some excellent feedback, I have finished revising a chapter on the Highland War for a forthcoming volume on the Jacobites. So, it only felt appropriate to crack one of these tonight.
#Skystorians #earlymodern
#17thc #JacobiteStudies
#Skystorians #earlymodern
#17thc #JacobiteStudies
James Mackay became Lieutenant-Colonel of his brother’s regiment of the Scots-Dutch Brigade. He was killed fighting as part of that regiment (the 1st) against the Jacobites during the Highland War at the Battle of Killiecrankie, 27th July 1689.
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#17thc #JacobiteStudies
#Skystorians #earlymodern
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November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
James Mackay became Lieutenant-Colonel of his brother’s regiment of the Scots-Dutch Brigade. He was killed fighting as part of that regiment (the 1st) against the Jacobites during the Highland War at the Battle of Killiecrankie, 27th July 1689.
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#17thc #JacobiteStudies
#Skystorians #earlymodern
#17thc #JacobiteStudies
His younger brother James enlisted directly in the military of Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice. Probably around the same time or just after the end of the siege. He seems to have served well before joining his brother in the Dutch Republic in 1678.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
His younger brother James enlisted directly in the military of Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice. Probably around the same time or just after the end of the siege. He seems to have served well before joining his brother in the Dutch Republic in 1678.
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At the end of the Siege, Mackay returned to France and to his regiment. He served in the first half of the Franco-Dutch War against the Dutch. By 1674, he transfers his commission as a captain to the Scots-Dutch Brigade. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
At the end of the Siege, Mackay returned to France and to his regiment. He served in the first half of the Franco-Dutch War against the Dutch. By 1674, he transfers his commission as a captain to the Scots-Dutch Brigade. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
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Mackay and his fellow officers were dispatched as part of a 1669 French expedition under the command of François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort. Mackay would later write an account of the siege in French - modelled on Julius Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Mackay and his fellow officers were dispatched as part of a 1669 French expedition under the command of François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort. Mackay would later write an account of the siege in French - modelled on Julius Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul.
#Skystorians #earlymodern
#17thc
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#17thc
Hugh Mackay (the eldest of the two) went first in 1660. He joined the Scots Regiment de Douglas in France but he first saw action as part of a group of French volunteers serving Venice during the latter half of the Cretan War (1645-1669).
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November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Hugh Mackay (the eldest of the two) went first in 1660. He joined the Scots Regiment de Douglas in France but he first saw action as part of a group of French volunteers serving Venice during the latter half of the Cretan War (1645-1669).
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#earlymodern #17thc
Another lesser known link is through the Mackays of Scourie and, namely, two brothers - Hugh and James.
The third and fourth male siblings of the family went the way of many unlikely to gain land or title (due to primogeniture), they sought military employment in Europe.
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The third and fourth male siblings of the family went the way of many unlikely to gain land or title (due to primogeniture), they sought military employment in Europe.
#earlymodern #17thc
November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Another lesser known link is through the Mackays of Scourie and, namely, two brothers - Hugh and James.
The third and fourth male siblings of the family went the way of many unlikely to gain land or title (due to primogeniture), they sought military employment in Europe.
#earlymodern #17thc
The third and fourth male siblings of the family went the way of many unlikely to gain land or title (due to primogeniture), they sought military employment in Europe.
#earlymodern #17thc
Glasgow’s Mitchell Library looking braw in the stark chilly November evening!
November 22, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Glasgow’s Mitchell Library looking braw in the stark chilly November evening!
A link to my first chapter on The Scots-Dutch Moment(?): The Scots-Dutch Brigade and the Highland War, 1689-1691. Might be of interest to some new followers, stay tuned there’s more coming which I’m currently toiling away on!
#earlymodern #17thc #c18
#Skystorians
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
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brill.com/edcollchap/b...
November 14, 2024 at 10:52 AM
A link to my first chapter on The Scots-Dutch Moment(?): The Scots-Dutch Brigade and the Highland War, 1689-1691. Might be of interest to some new followers, stay tuned there’s more coming which I’m currently toiling away on!
#earlymodern #17thc #c18
#Skystorians
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
#earlymodern #17thc #c18
#Skystorians
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
Braw day yesterday at the Women’s Letters in Early Modern Scotland workshop in Stirling at Cowane’s Hospital. Thanks to Jade Scott and Laura Doak for organising, a fantastic plethora of speakers. And thanks for indulging my rants about my corpus of Jacobite women’s letters!
#earlymodern #17thc
#earlymodern #17thc
November 2, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Braw day yesterday at the Women’s Letters in Early Modern Scotland workshop in Stirling at Cowane’s Hospital. Thanks to Jade Scott and Laura Doak for organising, a fantastic plethora of speakers. And thanks for indulging my rants about my corpus of Jacobite women’s letters!
#earlymodern #17thc
#earlymodern #17thc
It’s my birthday today and I finally got this as a gift! Cannae beat a bit of Saltoun’s eloquence on national militias as opposed to standing armies.
October 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
It’s my birthday today and I finally got this as a gift! Cannae beat a bit of Saltoun’s eloquence on national militias as opposed to standing armies.
I think one of these is an appropriate post paper pint.
September 24, 2024 at 8:29 PM
I think one of these is an appropriate post paper pint.
Proud to report that I’ve just been elected as an Associate Fellow of the Royal History Society - a few days late because I was on holiday but chuffed to be part of the society.
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
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July 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Proud to report that I’ve just been elected as an Associate Fellow of the Royal History Society - a few days late because I was on holiday but chuffed to be part of the society.
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
#Skystorians
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Today’s the day, I finally got my author’s copy of the edited collection I recently appeared in. This is my first academic publication and one that’s really special. Appearing alongside peers and braw scholars, well chuffed.
#earlymodern
#17thc #c18
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June 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Today’s the day, I finally got my author’s copy of the edited collection I recently appeared in. This is my first academic publication and one that’s really special. Appearing alongside peers and braw scholars, well chuffed.
#earlymodern
#17thc #c18
#Skystorians
#earlymodern
#17thc #c18
#Skystorians
It’s in good nick as well with a good binding, minimal foxing and some uncut pages. Here’s a lovely photo of the Bannatyne Club’s watermark and another of it taking pride of place on the shelf next to Dalton.
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April 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM
It’s in good nick as well with a good binding, minimal foxing and some uncut pages. Here’s a lovely photo of the Bannatyne Club’s watermark and another of it taking pride of place on the shelf next to Dalton.
#c18 #earlymodern
#17thc
#Skystorians
#c18 #earlymodern
#17thc
#Skystorians
Proud to have finally got my hands on the Bannatyne Club’s print version of Hugh Mackay’s Memoirs, this has been a major work for me throughout my academic life and I am currently working to bring forth my own, albeit shorter, article on the memoir.
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
#Skystorians
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April 18, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Proud to have finally got my hands on the Bannatyne Club’s print version of Hugh Mackay’s Memoirs, this has been a major work for me throughout my academic life and I am currently working to bring forth my own, albeit shorter, article on the memoir.
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
#Skystorians
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
#Skystorians
Some pictures from an early Saturday morning in Edinburgh and last weekend’s Scottish History Society AGM.
March 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Some pictures from an early Saturday morning in Edinburgh and last weekend’s Scottish History Society AGM.
Working on a draft for my next deadline and prepping for some contract work on the side. March is looking busy but no bad at ‘a!
Captured this wee snapshot of a sadly neglected braw 20th c. building in the city centre of Glasgow.
Classic domed tower on the corner.
Captured this wee snapshot of a sadly neglected braw 20th c. building in the city centre of Glasgow.
Classic domed tower on the corner.
March 6, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Working on a draft for my next deadline and prepping for some contract work on the side. March is looking busy but no bad at ‘a!
Captured this wee snapshot of a sadly neglected braw 20th c. building in the city centre of Glasgow.
Classic domed tower on the corner.
Captured this wee snapshot of a sadly neglected braw 20th c. building in the city centre of Glasgow.
Classic domed tower on the corner.
This month’s ‘non-work’ book. And it is stellar, a real masterclass in punchy direct writing. Essential history to fully understand the US and how it came to be.
February 15, 2024 at 3:32 PM
This month’s ‘non-work’ book. And it is stellar, a real masterclass in punchy direct writing. Essential history to fully understand the US and how it came to be.
February 12, 2024 at 7:58 PM
The red coat became associated with the Stuart dynasty’s forces from mid 17th century. It was a symbol of legitimacy for both Jacobites and their opponents during the 1690s. Some Scots Jacobite officers likely wore it in 1689, having served in the disbanded 1688 armies.
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
February 12, 2024 at 7:53 PM
The red coat became associated with the Stuart dynasty’s forces from mid 17th century. It was a symbol of legitimacy for both Jacobites and their opponents during the 1690s. Some Scots Jacobite officers likely wore it in 1689, having served in the disbanded 1688 armies.
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc
#c18 #earlymodern #17thc