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Fiona Watson (historian)

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Fiona Watson is a Scottish historian and television presenter. She is best known for her 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 Ph D 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]

Works

  • Scotland: A History, 8000 BC-AD 2000 (2002)
  • Scotland from Pre-History to the Present (2003)
  • Macbeth: a True Story (2010)[4]
  • Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland, 1296-1305 (2013)

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