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2021
Journal article
Inspiring Walter Scott
David Forsyth and Dr Anna Groundwater take us on a tour of a new display at National Museum of Scotland that brings together two of his greatest passions - and speak to us of his literary inspirationForsyth, David ; Groundwater, Anna
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2020
Blog post
Exhibiting Mary: challenges and opportunities
Today’s blog by David Forsyth (Principal Curator, Modern and Contemporary Scottish History, National Museums Scotland) was part of the project’s virtual workshop on ‘Re-presenting Mary: challenges and opportunities’, held on 7 August 2020. David discusses his experience of curating the last major Mary exhibit in Scotland, which also launched the...Forsyth, David
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2016
Book
A global force: war, identities and Scotland's diaspora
A comparative study of Scotland’s global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great War. Between the 1820s and 1914 over two million people emigrated from Scotland, settling primarily in North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. One of the most distinctive ways in which the influence of...Forsyth, David ; Ugolini, Wendy
First World War, Scotland, Commonwealth, Military, Identities, Diaspora, Scottishness, and War