Scotland: History & Identity, 3–5 November 2017

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Scotland: History & Identity A symposium in Edinburgh 3–5 November 2017 Professor Dauvit Broun Nick Card, Director Ruth Davidson msp (Cons) Professor Jane Dawson Professor Sir Tom Devine David Forsyth, Senior Curator George Kerevan mp (SNP) Dr Anna Groundwater Professor Murray Pittock Professor Tony Pollard Professor Pamela Robertson David Torrance

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Scotland: History & Identity 3–5 November 2017 (me 685) 3 days • Prices from £530 Speakers include: Professor Dauvit Broun Nick Card, Director Ruth Davidson msp (Cons) Professor Jane Dawson Professor Sir Tom Devine David Forsyth, Senior Curator Dr Anna Groundwater George Kerevan mp (SNP) Professor Murray Pittock Professor Tony Pollard Professor Pamela Robertson David Torrance

The latest in our highly successful series of symposia, Scotland: History & Identity, brings together historians, curators, commentators and a politician or two for a dozen lectures celebrating Scotland’s rich history and culture.

Chosen for their pre-eminence and mastery of their subject, the speakers are well placed to offer perspective on current themes relating to independence, sovereignty and modernity. Given the lively debate surrounding Scotland’s ties to the UK, its relationship with Europe, recent referenda and elections, this promises to be a fascinating and timely event.

The symposium takes place at the Hub on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Built in the 1840s by the Church of Scotland as a General Assembly, this Gothic Revival building is now the base for the Edinburgh International Festival.

and there is time in the programme to take advantage of them. The symposium has been planned to coincide with the National Museum of Scotland’s major 2017 exhibition, Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, the largest on the subject to be held in 70 years. Admission is included.

This is a fully inclusive residential weekend, with four hotels to choose from to suit all tastes and budgets. The package includes breakfasts, mid-session refreshments, a lunch, a dinner and exhibition tickets. There is also a private drinks reception for all guests at the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday evening. A gala dinner in the gallery’s magnificent Allan Ramsay room, includes special access to some of the galleries and a talk by Dr Lucinda Lax, Senior Curator of 18th Century Collections.

The wealth of historic monuments, museums and galleries in Edinburgh exceeds that of all but a few capitals of a country the size of Scotland. Many of the museums have benefited from renovation and extension in recent years

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Front Cover: Flora Macdonald [Fionnghal nighean Raghnaill ’ic Aonghais Òig], 1722 - 1790. Jacobite heroine, by Richard Wilson. Photograph courtesy of The National Galleries of Scotland.

The Programme Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Afternoon session 3.00pm–6.45pm

Morning session 9.30am–12.15pm:

Morning session 9.30–1.00pm:

Nick Card Ness of Brodgar: the true heart of Neolithic Orkney

Professor Jane Dawson John Knox, Scottish Culture and the Reformation

Professor Pamela Robertson Charles Rennie Mackintosh: heritage, origins and legacy

Professor Dauvit Broun Rethinking Scottish Origins: Scotland and Britain Refreshment break Professor Tony Pollard A Battle Lost, A Battle Found: the archaeology of Bannockburn (1314) Ruth Davidson, MSP Title to be confirmed* Evening at 8.00pm Dinner at hotels for all participants.

Dr Anna Groundwater James VI & I: tensions at the heart of the Union of the Crowns

David Torrance Title to be confirmed*

Refreshment break

Refreshment break

George Kerevan, MP Title to be confirmed*

Professor Sir Tom Devine A Puzzle from the Scottish Past: why did the Scottish Enlightenment happen?

Lunch Afternoon session 1.30pm–3.00pm: David Forsyth ‘Ye Jacobites by Name’: the history of the Jacobite cause through objects

Professor Murray Pittock The Road to Independence? Culture, Sovereignty and Scotland in the World Today

Professor Murray Pittock Scottish Romanticism in Global Culture Evening, 6.30pm–7.30pm: Private reception in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, followed by an optional gala dinner (booked in advance)

* In order to reflect current affairs, the titles of these talks will be announced nearer the time.

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The Speakers Professor Dauvit Broun has taught at the University of Glasgow since 1990. He was appointed to its chair of Scottish History in 2009. He specialises in the study of medieval sources and directed projects that resulted in the People of Medieval Scotland database (www.poms.ac.uk).

Nick Card is Director of the Ness of Brodgar Excavations at the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology, University of Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute. He co-directed the major excavations at the extensive Bronze Age cemetery of the Knowes of Trotty and the Iron Age complex at Mine Howe.

Ruth Davidson, MSP is the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the MSP for the Edinburgh Central constituency. She has served in the Territorial Army and was formerly a producer and presenter at BBC Scotland. She was appointed to the Privy Council in 2016.

Jane Dawson is the John Laing Professor of Reformation History at the University of Edinburgh. She has published extensively on early modern Scottish history and her acclaimed biography of the Scottish Reformer John Knox (Yale University Press, 2015) was shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year.

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Professor Sir Tom Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the British Academy, the only historian elected to all three. He was knighted in 2014 for services to the study of Scottish history.

David Forsyth is Principal Curator, MedievalEarly Modern Collections in the Scottish History & Archaeology Department, National Museums Scotland. Lead Curator on the acclaimed Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition in 2013, his latest project is Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, the largest exhibition on the subject for 70 years.

Dr Anna Groundwater is a historian of early modern Britain and Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. Her work focuses on the networks and processes James VI and I used to govern the Scottish regions before and after the Union of the Crowns in 1603.

George Kerevan, MP has been SNP member for East Lothian since 2015 and sits on the Treasury Select Committee. He lectured in economics at Napier University and was Associate Editor of The Scotsman for nine years. He served on Edinburgh Council for 12 years and is a former chairman of the Edinburgh Tourist Board.

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Professor Murray Pittock FRSE is Pro VicePrincipal of the University of Glasgow. He is Scottish History adviser to the National Trust for Scotland and to the National Galleries, and a prizewinner of both the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2013 he wrote and presented ‘The Roots of Scottish Nationalism’ series for BBC Radio 4.

Professor Tony Pollard is Professor of Conflict History and Archaeology and Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. He has presented two series with Neil Oliver for BBC television, Two Men in a Trench (2002) and The Quest for Bannockburn (2014).

Professor Pamela Robertson FRSE, FSA is Professor Emerita of Mackintosh Studies at the University of Glasgow and former Senior Curator at The Hunterian. She has curated numerous exhibitions and is a past Chair of the Mackintosh Society and former Governor of Glasgow School of Art. David Torrance is a freelance journalist, writer and broadcaster. He writes a regular column on politics for the (Glasgow) Herald and contributes to a range of publications including The Times and New Statesman. His books include unauthorised biographies of the SNP politicians Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon.

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Accommodation & Prices The Package Included: room and breakfast for two nights, admission to all talks, refreshments at the conference, dinner on Friday, a buffet lunch on Saturday and evening drinks reception in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Entry to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites at the National Museum of Scotland.

A. One Motel, Edinburgh Royal

C. The Principal

A large, no-frills hotel located less than 5 minutes’ walk from Edinburgh Waverley station and 10 minutes from the Hub. Bedrooms are plain and simply furnished.

All rooms have walk-in showers.

Recently renovated, this characterful 4-star hotel occupies five Georgian town houses and the former offices of the Caledonian Insurance Company. Period and modern touches nod to the literary associations of the buildings’ former occupants. Located in the New Town it is a 20 minute walk to the Hub.

Prices per person: Double/twin (two sharing): £530 Double room for single occupancy: £590 B. The Radisson Blu

Optional Gala Dinner The dinner on Saturday evening will take place following the drinks reception at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. The three course dinner, in the Allan Ramsay room, includes special access to some of the galleries and a talk on Ramsay’s works by an expert curator. It is priced at £90 per person.

A contemporary 4-star hotel close to the Hub on the Royal Mile. Recently restored, the décor is modern and rooms are spacious.

Prices per person: Standard double/twin (two sharing): £710 Double room for single occupancy: £820

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Prices per person: Standard double/twin (two sharing): £780 Double room for single occupancy: £920 D. The Balmoral The historic 5-star Balmoral is one of the finest hotels in Britain outside London. Belonging to the Rocco Forte group, it enjoys a prime location at the corner of North Bridge and Princes Street, a 10 minute walk from the Hub. There are welcoming public areas and spacious bedrooms, with a hint of Art Deco in the elegant décor. The hotel restaurants include the Michelin-starred Number One. Prices per person: Standard double/twin (two sharing): £920 Double room for single occupancy: £1,090 Back Cover: Edinburgh, St Giles, steel engraving c.1850.

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Archaeology at the Castle 16–18 February 2018

An archaeology symposium at the Castle Hotel, Taunton.

Full details will be available in July 2017.

Please contact us to register your interest.

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Telephone 020 8742 3355 • book online at www.martinrandall.com