On 10 November, 2015, the Centre welcomed Alex Woolf (St Andrews) to discuss ‘Ecclesia Scoticana: The Irish and Scottish Church in the tenth to twelfth centuries’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Alex began by explaining that this seminar was based on his speculations concerning the status of the Scottish Church from the… Continue reading →
On 24 October 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Dr Irene Maver to conclude the Centenary Lecture Series which has been held at the Mitchell Library for the past year. Dr Maver discussed ‘Lord Provosts, Local Leadership and Glasgow’s Changing History since the Nineteenth Century’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. While Dr… Continue reading →
On 26th September 2013, the Centre was delighted to welcome Professor Gerard Carruthers who continued the Centenary Lecture Series, celebrating 100 years of the People’s Chair for Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow. Prof. Carruthers discussed ‘Robert Burns & The Rise of Scottish Studies’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the… Continue reading →
On Thursday 27th June 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Professor Driscoll who discussed ‘Glasgow’s Buried Legacy: 1500 years of growth, development and regeneration’ as part of the ongoing Centenary Lecture Series. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Professor Driscoll focused on archaeological evidence in order to unearth interesting insights into… Continue reading →
On 26 April 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Professor Douglas Gifford who discussed, ‘The Roots that Clutch; John Buchan, Glasgow and Scottish Fiction’, as part of the continuing Centenary Lecture Series,. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. John Buchan is perhaps equally famous for his popular thriller novels, like The Thirty-Nine Steps, and for his… Continue reading →
On 28 March 2013, the Centre, as part of the on-going series of lectures celebrating the Centenary of Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow, welcomed Professor Alan Riach who discussed, ‘Glasgow Poets and Modern Scotland’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. The Chair of Scottish History and Literature at the University… Continue reading →
On 28 February 2013, the Centre, as part of the ongoing series of lectures celebrating the Centenary of Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow, welcomed Dr. Steven Reid who discussed, ‘Everyday Life in Reformation Glasgow’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. The Scottish Reformation has often been presented as a highly enthusiastic,… Continue reading →
