LAUNCH OF
PEOPLE OF MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND 1093-1314
NEW ON-LINE LEARNING RESOURCE AND RESEARCH TOOL
By Michael Russell MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Scottish Government
6.30–8.30pm, Wednesday 5 September 2012
Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow
The ‘People of Medieval Scotland’ is a database of the 21,000+ people mentioned in the 8500+ documents from Scotland that survive between 1093 and 1314. It has been designed to cater for beginners as well as experts. Learners can explore and discover this pivotal period of Scotland’s past on their own terms. Experts can conduct research in days and hours that would once have taken them months. The database also offers learners and experts a new experience of engaging with the past, allowing thousands of individuals and hundreds of places to take centre stage. It is left to the user to decide what is interesting and important.
Special features include:
- A ‘lab’ space for quick and thought-provoking ways to explore the database
- Gaelic names are identified in their medieval and modern forms
- A multi-faceted search facility
- For experts: special attention to the form of documents
If you would like to attend, please register at http://peopleofmedievalscotland.eventbrite.com
If you would like to bring a class, please e-mail dauvit [dot] broun [at] glasgow [dot] ac [dot] uk and indicate how many pupils there are likely to be.
The database is the outcome of two projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council: the ‘Paradox of Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286: Social Relationships and Identities before the Wars of Independence’ (www.poms.ac.uk) and the ‘Breaking of Britain: Cross-border Society and Scottish Independence 1216-1314’ (www.breakingofbritain.ac.uk), a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Lancaster, and King’s College, London.
Terrific. I found my ancestor. Thank you.
Thanks Linda, We’re so glad this has been helpful for you. Best wishes, the PoMS team