Description
Professor David Worthington will focus on Scottish Highland history in the century before the Battle of Culloden in 1746. He will interrogate the life-writing of the Rev. James Fraser (1634-1709) of Kirkhill, a Gaelic-speaking scholar, traveller and minister. Through this example, the talk will illuminate the scholarly dynamism and agency of the people of the Highlands. The entire period between 1493 and 1746 can still appear enigmatic in the region’s history, however, this talk will highlight a different side to the north of mainland Scotland during Fraser’s lifetime.Period | 9 Aug 2022 |
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Held at | Royal Society of Edinburgh |
Degree of Recognition | International |
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Research output
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Rev. James Fraser, 1634-1709: A New Perspective on the Scottish Highlands Before Culloden
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The multilingual minister: languages and code-switching in the life-writing of Scottish Highland scholar and traveller, Rev. James Fraser (1634-1709)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'All our dear countrymen'? British and Irish expatriates east of the Rhine as recorded in the 'Triennial Travels' of James Fraser of Kirkhill (1634-1709)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review