Allan Kennedy
@allankennedy.bsky.social
Lecturer in Scottish History. Social and political history of early modern Scotland. Find me via the University of Dundee: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/people/allan-kennedy
Exciting stuff - my most recent monograph, 'Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland', is out in paperback this month with @edinburghup.bsky.social! Can thus now be purchased without requiring to take out a mortgage... edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-serious...
Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland
Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland
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It's publication day! My new book, 'Early Modern Scotland: Themes in Focus', is officially out today with @routledgebooks.bsky.social. A general and, I hope, user-friendly introduction to Scotland between c.1560 and c.1746. www.routledge.com/Early-Modern...
Early Modern Scotland: Themes in Focus
This comprehensive textbook synthesizes the latest research on Scotland from 1560 to 1745, exploring political, social, cultural, religious, and economic themes through sixteen accessible essays that ...
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Wee preview of the contents page of my new book. Something for everyone with an interest in early modern Scotland...
Fair chuffed with the latest addition to my little book-brood. As horrible as it is to be under threat of redundancy, it's still an immense joy and privilege to be able to research and write about a subject I love.
EXCITING NEWS - IT LIVES! Just received advance copies of my new book, and doesn't it look handsome! Published next week - buy it here: www.routledge.com/Early-Modern...
Very excited to have submitted this manuscript to @edinburghup.bsky.social. Some groundbreaking research on the Scottish Privy Council just before Union coming your way very soon...
Belated vindication, I see, for Gordon Donaldson's thesis of 'Scotland's Conservative North'...
Exciting news! My new textbook on early modern Scotland is now available for pre-order! Perfect introduction for newcomers to the topic: www.routledge.com/Early-Modern...
On a more positive note, thrilled this month to have officially signed a contract with @profilebooks.bsky.social for my first general market book, 'Godly Dreams', a political history of 17th-century Scotland-in-Britain. Ludicrously excited!!
Not, I must confess, the best day I've ever experienced as a staff-member at the University of Dundee.
So it's official! I've signed with Felicity Bryan, and through them am publishing my first trade book! 'Godly Dreams: Scotland and the Century that Made Britain, 1603-1707' is due out with Profile Books in 2028. Beyond excited!! felicitybryan.com/fba-author/a...
Allan Kennedy - Felicity Bryan Associates
Dr Allan Kennedy is Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. He is a historian of early modern Scotland, with a particular interest in the seventeenth century. His work explores the n...
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Got some SUPER exciting work-related news today. Can't say too much, but it's definitely a great way to start the Easter break!
Delighted, excited, and more than a little daunted to have been appointed editor (pre-1707) of the Scottish Historical Review. Really looking forward to getting stuck in, and helping ensure that SHR continues to showcase the very best research in the field of Scottish history.
In one of our newest #OpenAccess articles, @allankennedy.bsky.social (from @dundee.ac.uk) views petitioning in early modern Scotland as a mechanism of interaction between ruler and ruled: 'Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland, 1660–88' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Pleased to see my interview with the BBC History Extra podcast has now gone live! Had great fun chatting with Emily Briffett about my book on 'Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland'. www.historyextra.com/membership/c...
Bandits & blasphemers: crime in 17th century Scotland
Allan Kennedy unpacks what looking at crime and punishment can reveal about Scottish values in the 17th century
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My latest article, 'Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland', has now been published online, and far sooner than I expected. Enjoy (!) my musings on petitioning, political engagement, and the judicial system in 17th century Scotland: doi.org/10.1080/0260...
Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland, 1660–88
Scholars have long recognized that petitioning played a central role in early modern political systems. Analysis of the practice, particularly in a British context, has tended to emphasize its func...
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Two nice bits of news this week. First, the manuscript for my textbook on early modern Scotland has been submitted to the publisher. And second, I've had another article accepted. 'Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland' should be out with PER later this year.🍾🍾
Only just got my hands on this (first day back in the office after summer leave), but delighted to see my essay on the Highlands and 17th-century state-formation published in Julian Goodare's festschrift - especially because it's in the company of so many other top-notch scholars!
Pleased to have had a new article accepted for publication! 🍾🍾 Subject to some revisions, 'Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland' should appear in 'Parliaments, Estates and Representation' within the next few months.
Very lovely that @edinburghup.bsky.social still send you physical copies of the relevant journal issue when you publish an article. So nice to see my new piece in a format other than digital!
Delighted to see my latest article on 'Prosecuting Rape in Seventeenth-Century Scotland' published in the Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. Not the easiest topic to read or write about, but hopefully of some value nonetheless. euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...
Prosecuting Rape in Seventeenth-century Scotland | Journal of Scottish Historical Studies
Since at least the 1970s, rape, and male sexual violence against women more generally, has been a recurring focus of feminist historiography. While this body of scholarship has provoked criticism, it ...
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I'll be in Montrose on Monday evening discussing 'Meet the Buchanans', a new documentary about the inauguration of a new chief for Clan Buchanan. Come along to hear my reflections on Highland History and its relationship to the modern world! tickets.montroseplayhouse.co.uk/movie/meet-t...
Meet The Buchanans + Panel Discussion
For over 300 years, the Scottish Clan Buchanan has been without a chief. That is, until now… Historical fact and historical fantasy collide in Meet the Buchanans, an offbeat documentary observing the...
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Heading up to Aberdeen today to talk to the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies. Looking forward to discussing 'Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland' - and also looking forward to my first visit to the Granite City in absolute ages!
🚨 FIRST DRAFT EXISTS! 🚨 A long process of revision and reworking lies ahead, but still, great to have a full draft of my upcoming textbook on early modern Scotland finally complete!
My textbook, 'Early Modern Scotland: Themes in Focus', is coming along nicely. It's designed as an introduction to early modern Scotland built around key themes. I'm curious, though, if there are any obvious topics I've left out? If anybody thinks so, let me know now, before it's too late!
Delighted to have written a wee blog for @edinburghup.bsky.social to mark the publication of my new book, 'Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland'. Have a read to learn about some of periods most sensational criminal trials! euppublishingblog.com/2025/03/20/e...
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Some of the details revealed in this hearing are genuinely jaw-dropping. Just an extraordinary few hours of testimony about the situation at the University of Dundee. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...
Education, Children and Young People Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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After this morning's Holyrood evidence session, can we now definitively bin the 'you need to pay huge salaries to get the best people' narrative?
