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Legal history, historical data geekery, genealogy. Owner of oldscottish.com. Historical Records Specialist at FindMyPast.co.uk. All views my own, obviously. Lives in St Andrews, Fife

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It was hot in St Andrews today, so in response to popular demand, I got in the sea. To much disappointment, I also got out ...

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Nothing to see here, just a lawyer, "full of claret", arguing against his client then suddenly reverse ferreting in court after being told he was making the wrong argument ... #LegalHistory #Scotland

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

Rare evidence of Gaelic-speaking dogs in 19th century Dunbartonshire ... #Gaelic @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Aww yes, the St Andrews ducklings have arrived! Mum and dad are keeping a close eye on them though.

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I'm a veteran of this truly wonderful event - my first Christian Aid Booksale was 1977, when I was 8 - for myself I got H G Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle - I was a precocious child - and a bunch of early Penguins for our shop.

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"This prisoner's unsteady on his feet and is not fit to stand trial. What do we do?" "Give him wine, that's bound to help." Narrator voice: It did not help. #Scotland #LegalHistory

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♫♪♫ Bela Lugosi's Dead Undead undead undead ♪♫♪

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Bookroom upgrade unlocked: I now have a record cupboard. Working on filling it ...

submitted 49 days ago • 2 comments

The mediaeval pier reopened tonight in St Andrews after an 18-month closure to repair storm damage. It was also the night of the Gaudie, a torchlit procession by students commemorating John Honey, a student who in 1800 rescued 5 crew members of a ship off the East Sands.

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Lord Hermand and the Lord Justice Clerk make clear they thought the jury got the verdict wrong, finding Helen Kennedy not guilty of murder. They also make clear Kennedy's reputation was in tatters as a result of the trial. #ScotsLaw #LegalHistory #NotProven

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Just back home with a decent #RSD25 Record Store Day haul from Thirteen Records and Assai in Dundee. Currently listening to Top of the Pops by The Rezillos. @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social

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We've been working on this for more than a year - and the last few weeks in particular have been frantic. Good to see the records finally released. @findmypast.bsky.social #Genealogy #Guernsey