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2013
February
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Great Aberdonians: John Forbes of Newe (1743-1821): 'Bombay Jack', merchant adventurer of the early British Empire
Dr Andrew Mackillop Despite its status as one of Scotland’s most important burghs, Aberdeen is not considered a telling example of the high profile role played by other Scottish ports and cities – most obviously Glasgow – in the British Empire in the century or so after 1707. Although Aberdeen may...
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Attitudes to law in Scots and Irish Nationalist Identity
Scott Styles (University of Aberdeen) The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Dr Michael Brown, on 01224 273685 or email m.brown@abdn.ac.uk
January
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City Archives Workshop
City Archives Workshop For further information please contact Dr Jackson Armstrong
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Aberdeen Burgh Records Workshop
Humanity Manse, 19 College Bounds, Aberdeen 26 January 2013 10.00-10.30 am Arrival & coffee 10.30-10.35 am Welcome from Dr Michael P. Brown, Acting Director of the Institute 10.35-10.40 am Introduction Dr Jackson Armstrong (Aberdeen) Dr Andrew Mackillop (Aberdeen) 10.40-11.40 am Aberdeen’s records: Retrospect, methods and prospects Dr David Ditchburn (TCD) Ms Siobhan Convery (Aberdeen) Dr Micheál Ó Siochrú (TCD) 11.40-12.00 pm Coffee 12.00-13.00...
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Great Aberdonians: Bishop William Elphinstone (1431-1514): Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen
Professor Jane Geddes William Elphinstone was both Bishop of Aberdeen and Founder of Aberdeen University. He was a great statesman and diplomat, negotiating the marriage between King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England. He was also a tidy administrator, patron of architecture and instigator of the first printing...
2012
December
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The Scottish Tradition of Religious Studies
-For further information please contact Professor Robert Segal: r.segal@abdn.ac.uk
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Elect Affinities: Robin Jenkins, Ethics, and Religion in the Scottish Novel
N.B. this will be held at the Institute of Advanced Study in the Humanitis, University of Edinburgh. For further information please contact Dr Tim Baker: t.c.baker@abdn.ac.uk
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'Winged Horses, Fiery Dragons and Monstrous Giants': Historiography and the Imagination in the Scottish Enlightenment
David Allan (University of St Andrews) The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Dr Michael Brown, on 01224 273685 or email m.brown@abdn.ac.uk
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Empire and the Peoples of the British Monarchy 1603-1815
-Nicholas Canny (Nui Galway) The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Dr Michael Brown, on 01224 273685 or email m.brown@abdn.ac.uk