The only surviving document of its kind in Scotland written in #Gaelic. On this day in 1614, Sir Tormod MacLeòid's contract of fosterage was signed by his father Sir Ruairidh Mòr MacLeòid, the MacLeod clan chief, and Eoin Mac Mhic Choinnich, the MacKenzie clan chief.

#OTD in 1479 John Stewart, earl of Mar & brother of King James III of Scotland, was alive & well, but this is the last time he is mentioned as being so on record. By January 1480 he had been arrested, forfeited & executed, possibly drowned in a vat of wine at Craigmillar Castle!

14 October 1322. Battle of Old Byland. A Scottish force under Robert the Bruce scales Sutton Bank to overwhelm the English army, and narrowly avoids capturing Edward II.

Normal service has been resumed today, as we look at one of the most devastating defeats inflicted on Scotland in the medieval period - the Battle of Durham, aka Neville's Cross: 'Sir dauid the Bruse makes his mone': The Battle of Neville's Cross, 1346 drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/2018/10/sir-da…

With added Stewart significance. .

Save the date London Dinner of the Stewart Society at the Caledonian Club on 16th May with Dr Nadine Akerman as the guest speaker

#SporranSunday on a plate! Images of the 1743 mutineers of the Black Watch 42nd were produced globally. The kilt & bagpipes fascinated people. Linked to the Jacobite cause but there is nothing to suggest the mutiny was Jacobite-inspired. National Museums Scotland scran.ac.uk/database/recor…

El Derwentwater's men, 1700, entered Penrith ... where they proclaimed their King by the name & title of James ye 3d of England & Ireland, & 8th of Scotland. In this town they recd wt excise was due to the Crowne, and gave receipts for the same.

7 Nov 1619: Elizabeth Stuart, eldest daughter of King James VI & I, is crowned Queen of Bohemia. Almost 100 years later with the extinction of the Protestant Stuart line, her grandson George, Elector of Hanover, will succeed to the British throne as King George I. #OTD #OnThisDay

Very successful evening with our Stewart bursars in St Andrews last night including a tartan cake

'Gentlemen soldiers' and officers lodged in Preston's inns and Jacobite troops in the marketplace. At this point they expected to carry on beyond Preston.

Our next event is in Swarkestone and Derby. 1st and 2nd December. #BonniePrinceCharlie #Jacobites #1745

17 Nov 1688: Samuel Pepys #diarist witnesses James II's will at #Whitehall #otd

What a delightful piece, thank you to NMS for this

Some fabulous objects were being repacked behind the scenes at the Museum of Edinburgh today. Edinburgh Museums

Join Arran Paul Johnston for a special Battlefield By Night walking tour on Wednesday, as part of the #saltirefestival ! facebook.com/events/3145828…

The #Jacobites are on the road to Preston - again...

#BonniePrinceCharlie is in town. Some say he's lodging with Lawyer Starkie, some say at the White Bull, and some say the Mitre Inn. And he's been out to see where the #Jacobites fought in the 1715 Battle of Preston.

Portable Stuart: a Charles I finger ring for those moments when you want to admire the monarch (BM AF.1439)

The fluctuating relationship between #MaryQueenofScots and Edinburgh scot.sh/2KCfMxU Guest blog from Stewart Society #History