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Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll (1574–1607), attributed to Adrian Vanson. Women in early modern Scotland, between the Renaissance of the early sixteenth century and the beginnings of industrialisation in the mid-eighteenth century, were part of a patriarchal society, though the enforcement of this social order was not absolute in all aspects.
Prior to her role at Historic Environment Scotland, Jones worked for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. [6] Jones is co-Chair of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. [1] She published a major monograph entitled Roman Camps in Scotland in 2011. [7]
Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service (1 C, 7 P) V. Violence against women in Scotland (1 C, 17 P) W. ... Pages in category "History of women in Scotland"
Historic Environment Scotland is a non-departmental public body with charitable status, governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Scottish Ministers. The body is charged with implementing "Our Place in Time", Scotland's historic environment strategy, and has responsibility for buildings and monuments in state care, as well as national ...
After the death of James V of Scotland, when Mary, Queen of Scots was an infant, Arran became Regent of Scotland. Margaret was bought a mourning cap of state, which is perhaps one of the few references to her position as wife of a premier or the "Lady Governor".
Literary sources, particularly romantic poems, indicate that women were seen as passive subjects for love and inspiration for the great deeds of knights. They take a more active role in the historical epics like John Barbour's Bruce (c. 1375) and Blind Harry's Wallace (late 1470s). [3] They were also seen as weaker creatures, morally and ...
Issobell Fergussone or Isobel Ferguson was a Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft in Dalkeith, Edinburgh during the year 1661. [1] Fergussone denied all accusations against her and asked to be pricked, to try prove her innocence. However, whilst pricking her on 5 July 1661 they were successful in finding the devils mark which led her to ...
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.