Dr Catherine McMillan
@catmcm.bsky.social
Early modern historian. PhD (Edinburgh) on Reformation in NE Scotland. New projects on British humanitarianism, Mediterranean captives, & African presence. Clergy in Early Modern Scotland 📖 https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783276196/the-clergy-in-early-
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Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance
Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance
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November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The longer I stare at it, the more I'm convinced that even the scribe wasn't sure of the name. Agreed with the loose consensus that it's along the lines of M[e]rrama[nd].
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The longer I stare at it, the more I'm convinced that even the scribe wasn't sure of the name. Agreed with the loose consensus that it's along the lines of M[e]rrama[nd].
Now that is comedy.
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Now that is comedy.
Oh but they do put the fun! Occasionally I ponder how John would have fared in assembling an IKEA bookcase.
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Oh but they do put the fun! Occasionally I ponder how John would have fared in assembling an IKEA bookcase.
Since this is a Johnny Action shot, I've a friendly query! In your wonderful history of tea/tles, you insightfully note with regard to the '63 EMI canteen pic that the cups, being "functional & lacking in character," were the Beatles' antithesis. Are you implying that the boys weren't functional? 😉
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Since this is a Johnny Action shot, I've a friendly query! In your wonderful history of tea/tles, you insightfully note with regard to the '63 EMI canteen pic that the cups, being "functional & lacking in character," were the Beatles' antithesis. Are you implying that the boys weren't functional? 😉
Having paid no attention to the goings on of FIFA/Infantino outwith FW listening, I realised upon Barry's "just a bald guy" remark that I'd been assuming Infantino to resemble Karl Lagerfeld, trademark gloves and all.
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Having paid no attention to the goings on of FIFA/Infantino outwith FW listening, I realised upon Barry's "just a bald guy" remark that I'd been assuming Infantino to resemble Karl Lagerfeld, trademark gloves and all.
Ha! Post facto apols.
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ha! Post facto apols.
I can only hope in a good way?
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I can only hope in a good way?
Jar-ism ought to have been their preserve (apols in advance).
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Jar-ism ought to have been their preserve (apols in advance).