Your day may be going poorly, but it likely isn't quite as bad as Rorie's. '...it would Seem he hurt one of his Stones On the [horn] of the Sadle So as it is Sweld vastly And he was obleidged to come in this day in a chase...' Thinking of you today, Rorie.

Good ol' Gordon of Glenbucket. The man was on his THIRD martial rising, and by 1745 he just had no clucks left to give. 'Pray gett me a quiete horse. Because Im old.'

Fan of #Jacobites and #archives? National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Curator Dr Ralph McLean is giving a free talk at the Mitchell Library about collections for #JacobiteStudies in Edinburgh and Glasgow. It's set for Thursday, 19 June and it's free. Don't rebel! eventbrite.co.uk/e/jacobite-man…

Came across a visceral account o/t aftermath of Prestonpans I've not seen referenced. British trooper George Cranston took refuge in a gravedigger's house & was told of Jacobite dead lying in the church w/ fine linen & plaids over their bodies, w/ Highlanders 'howling over ym'.

Here they come. There’s a revolution growing, and also a whole lot of raspberries. Strength and safety to the brave peeps in LA and around the nation.

It's white Rose Day! What's best than this engraving of James III/VIII ? Reading my last monograph with Manchester University Press that has an entire chapter on how to party like a #Jacobite in #Lorraine on June, 10th! "To the King Over the Water!" #history

One of the real gems brought back home to a town known for particularly good beans. Thanks for the in-house recommendation, Nicola! Inverness Coffee

Happy to report that Mediating Cultural Memory in Britain and Ireland: From the 1688 Revolution to the 1745 Jacobite Rising is now available in a (much more affordable) paperback edition. Thank you Cambridge University Press! cambridge.org/core/books/med…

Hello, amateur #twitterstorians. Please don't do this. It's okay to actually cite your sources and preserve the context so your claims aren't patently absurd. Angry Pict

When the world is crumbling and your government is eating its citizens, there's nothing like a stack of vicarage teinds to take your mind off things. Not. Vicarage teinds, vicarage teinds, I gotta get me some vicarage teinds.

Never thought I’d be tagged as an ‘establishment historian’. I’m always blown away by the ways in which enthusiasts with modern agendas denigrate critical analysis to make it appear that historians are the ones with agendas. That’s pure mythologising & the essence of Lost Cause.

Great to see Geoff Bailey relaunching his foundational book on the Battle of Falkirk on Monday, 21 July at Falkirk Libraries. #jacobites #the45 falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/la…

The new collection edited by Dr. Leith Davis & Kevin James is now up for pre-order, and it's 30% off with the code NEW30 at Edinburgh University Press. My chapter on #Jacobite witness networks appears alongside a wonderful collection of esteemed historians and scholars. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shaping-j…

Have any of us adequately expressed our thanks lately to NLS Map Collections for their incredible (and free) digital mapping repository and resources? It's been of immense service as I write up a chapter on an 'incident' during the summer of 1746. And oh, Scottish place-names!

Upcoming event at the Lochaber Archive Centre! Jacobite Document Exhibition Wednesday 20th August, 14:00 - 16:00 No entry fees but donations welcome Part of the Jacobite Festival 2025 Hope to see you there!

Love Scotland podcast – 2025 season Episode 10 – After Culloden: The later life of Charles Edward Stuart, featuring myself and my colleague Stefano Baccolo. Our thanks to Jackie Bird and National Trust for Scotland. nts.org.uk/stories/for-th… #Jacobite Darren S. Layne MP

Make a wish and gather your strength for whatever it is you are and do.

The time is nigh! Another fab programme for the JST Virtual Workshop is up and ready to kick off on Tuesday, 2 Sept. Following the keynote launch, we'll have fortnightly sessions on different aspects of #JacobiteStudies from a wide range of contributors. jdb1745.net/events/jstwork…