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In the next part of our series highlighting the Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few…
Friday September 18, 2020
In order to keep you safe while studying, the Library has introduced new ways of working. Below are details of some changes and new…
Wednesday September 9, 2020
The Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few years ago, contain a fascinating collection of…
Friday September 4, 2020
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570 years ago today …
“Kennedy’s college, dedicated to the Holy Saviour, was founded on the site which it has ever since occupied in North Street on 27 August 1450. On the same memorable day, the Bishop issued his charter of foundation,…
Holinshed’s Chronicles: A Window into the 16th Century Discussion of Scottish History
‘Still it cried ‘Sleep no more!’ to all the house: ‘Glamis hath murder’d sleep, and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more.’’ Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 Whilst the story of Macbeth conjures up…
Mary Queen of Scots and literary propaganda
In this the fourth of our mini-series of blogs by students who have studied Mary Queen of Scots with Dr Amy Blakeway in 2019/20, we learn from Katie about the literary propaganda campaign against Mary Queen of Scots.…