The Tumbling Lassie Committee event in the Advocates’ Library

More talks are now confirmed in 2024 and 2025.

Back on the road in 2024. A very successful talk for the members of Horncliffe Arts Society in January will be followed by several more over the next two months.

After a very successful series of talks, given at some lovely and well-filled venues, I now have a break until January…

An enjoyable experience being interviewed for The Church Times…

The Scottish Local History Forum has published a lengthy review of the book in their most recent Autumn 2023 (Issue 116) journal.

It was an experience being interviewed by Mariella Frostrup live on Times Radio in late July…

Professor John Cairns of the Edinburgh Law School has blogged about the Grants.

Upcoming events with R.P.J. Blake.

I am delighted to be supporting the work of The Tumbling Lassie Committee.

A long story about the book features on the BBC Scotland website today (07.07.23).

Feature on Sugar, Slaves and High Society published in The Scotsman on 13 June 2023.

A two page feature by Michael Alexander in the Courier gives a good summary of the book.

The summer 2023 issue of East Lothian Life has a great review of Sugar, Slaves and High Society.

It was a complete surprise to hear that Kilgraston will close its doors for the last time in June 2023.