by David L. Witt | Aug 9, 2023 | Curator's Notes
Edinburgh Castle: JÖrg Angeli on unsplash.com If I have my geography even partially figured out, then, that part of Scotland bordering the North Sea, East Lothian, has been assigned a number of names: The Kingdom of Gododdin in the 500s (a Brittonic people of ancient...
by David L. Witt | Aug 9, 2023 | Curator's Notes
gray castle beside river by Mathias Reding on unsplash.com Historians fantasize about getting their favorite characters from history into a room where they (the historians) can discuss with the characters (now dead people) what really happened way back when. Here are...
by David L. Witt | Jun 15, 2023 | Curator's Notes
Sunburst and Seton Castle, New Mexico Where better to start the Saga of the Seton family than in the mists of time? And what better place for a historian to get lost than in the mists? As in introduction to the mists, try Wikipedia and other on-line sources where the...
by David L. Witt | Dec 14, 2022 | Curator's Notes
George (c.1531–1586), 5th Lord Seton, Aged 27. Attributed to Adrian Vanson. National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery. (From their website.) Imagine that you have a friend so devoted that he would do anything on your behalf. Even if this meant giving...
by David L. Witt | Aug 30, 2022 | Curator's Notes
Title Page, The History of Scotland George, Fifth Lord Seton played a pivotal role in the Battle of Langside on May 13, 1568, determining the future of Scotland. One account comes from William Robertson’s The History of Scotland published in 1761. I have modernized...
by David L. Witt | Aug 25, 2022 | Curator's Notes
Replica Claymore Sword Mary Queen of Scots experienced a tumultuous period between March 1566 and May 1568. Caught up in Scottish politics, this period began with the murder of her private secretary and concluded with the defeat of Catholic forces at the Battle of...
