"The Universities, Scotland and the British state, 1889-1992."

In today’s discourse Scottish independence is typically seen as incompatible with British identity. In the late Middle Ages Scotland’s sovereignty was celebrated in histories written in Latin, most notably by Fordun and Bower. It seems surprising, therefore, to find statements in Fordun and Bower’s works where the Scottish kingdom is seen in overtly British terms.… 

Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church, St Cross College, University of Oxford. The TC Smout Lecture will take place in School V, with a reception following in Lower College Hall