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'''Fiona Watson''' is a Scottish historian and television presenter. She presented the 2001 BBC series ''In Search of Scotland''.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/programme_info.shtml BBC – History]. Accessed 20 June 2014</ref> |
'''Fiona Watson''' is a Scottish historian and television presenter. She presented the 2001 BBC series ''In Search of Scotland''.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/programme_info.shtml BBC – History]. Accessed 20 June 2014</ref> |
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Watson originates from [[Dunfermline]], and now lives in [[Braco, Perth and Kinross|Braco]]. She obtained her degree in Medieval History from the [[University of St. Andrews]], followed by a PhD from the [[University of Glasgow]]. She is a Research Fellow of the [[University of Dundee]], and was the first Director of the Centre for Environmental History at the [[University of Stirling]],<ref>[http://battleofbannockburn.com/history/meet-the-experts/ Battle of Bannockburn – Meet the Experts]. Accessed 20 June 2014</ref> where she was a senior lecturer in history. She is also a research consultant at the Centre for History of the [[University of the Highlands and Islands]].<ref>[http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history/staff/dr-fiona-watson University of the Highlands and Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140620145639/http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history/staff/dr-fiona-watson |date=2014-06-20 }}. Accessed 20 June 2014</ref> |
Watson originates from [[Dunfermline]], and now lives in [[Braco, Perth and Kinross|Braco]]. She obtained her degree in Medieval History from the [[University of St. Andrews]], followed by a PhD from the [[University of Glasgow]]. She is a Research Fellow of the [[University of Dundee]], and was the first Director of the Centre for Environmental History at the [[University of Stirling]],<ref>[http://battleofbannockburn.com/history/meet-the-experts/ Battle of Bannockburn – Meet the Experts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712012840/http://battleofbannockburn.com/history/meet-the-experts |date=12 July 2014 }}. Accessed 20 June 2014</ref> where she was a senior lecturer in history. She is also a research consultant at the Centre for History of the [[University of the Highlands and Islands]].<ref>[http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history/staff/dr-fiona-watson University of the Highlands and Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140620145639/http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history/staff/dr-fiona-watson |date=2014-06-20 }}. Accessed 20 June 2014</ref> |
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In 2018 she published the book ''"Traitor, Outlaw, King"'', in which she presents the case for [[Robert The Bruce]] having been born in a village near [[Chelmsford]] in England.<ref name="scotsman">{{Cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/robert-the-bruce-was-english-claims-medieval-historian-1-4820950 |title=Robert the Bruce was ENGLISH', claims medieval historian |last=Mair |first=George |work=28 October 2018 |access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46015580 |title=Historian claims Robert the Bruce was born in Essex and not Ayrshire |date=2018-11-03 |website=BBC News}}</ref> |
In 2018 she published the book ''"Traitor, Outlaw, King"'', in which she presents the case for [[Robert The Bruce]] having been born in a village near [[Chelmsford]] in England.<ref name="scotsman">{{Cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/robert-the-bruce-was-english-claims-medieval-historian-1-4820950 |title=Robert the Bruce was ENGLISH', claims medieval historian |last=Mair |first=George |work=28 October 2018 |access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46015580 |title=Historian claims Robert the Bruce was born in Essex and not Ayrshire |date=2018-11-03 |website=BBC News}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 12 April 2024
Fiona Watson is a Scottish historian and television presenter. She presented the 2001 BBC series In Search of Scotland.[1]
Watson originates from Dunfermline, and now lives in Braco. She obtained her degree in Medieval History from the University of St. Andrews, followed by a PhD from the University of Glasgow. She is a Research Fellow of the University of Dundee, and was the first Director of the Centre for Environmental History at the University of Stirling,[2] where she was a senior lecturer in history. She is also a research consultant at the Centre for History of the University of the Highlands and Islands.[3]
In 2018 she published the book "Traitor, Outlaw, King", in which she presents the case for Robert The Bruce having been born in a village near Chelmsford in England.[4][5]
Works
[edit]- Scotland: A History, 8000 BC–AD 2000 (2002)
- Scotland from Pre-History to the Present (2003)
- Mar Lodge Woods and People (with Mairi Stewart) (2004)
- Macbeth: a True Story (2010)[6]
- Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland, 1296–1305 (2013)
- Traitor, Outlaw, King (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ BBC – History. Accessed 20 June 2014
- ^ Battle of Bannockburn – Meet the Experts Archived 12 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 20 June 2014
- ^ University of the Highlands and Islands Archived 2014-06-20 at archive.today. Accessed 20 June 2014
- ^ Mair, George. "Robert the Bruce was ENGLISH', claims medieval historian". 28 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Historian claims Robert the Bruce was born in Essex and not Ayrshire". BBC News. 3 November 2018.
- ^ Robert Crawford, "Macbeth, A True Story by Fiona Watson", The Guardian Books, 13 March 2010. Accessed 20 June 2014