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2014
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Creiff, Scotland: Piper James (Jimmy) Richardson VC
David Forsyth, Principle Curator at the National Museum of Scotland tells the story of Piper James (Jimmy) Cleland Richardson VC. James Richardson and was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire in 1895 where he joined the Boy Scouts and learned to play the bagpipes. He was known as “Jimmy” and in...Forsyth, David S
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2016
Moving image
Scotland the Brave: cultural identity on a global stage. (Concurrent session from the Museums Association 2016 Conference in Glasgow on Tuesday 8th of November)
Can Scottish museums remain neutral and still reflect their communities?Forsyth, David S ; Joy, Annika ; Morrison, John
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2012
Journal article
Transforming the National Museum of Scotland
Forsyth, David S
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2017
Book
Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites: a souvenir guide
Produced for the major new exhibition Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites at the National Museum of Scotland 23 June - 12 November 2017, this souvenir guide showcases many of the exhibition's treasures, brought together from all over Europe. The book takes the reader around the exhibition under these headings:...Forsyth, David S
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2008
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2017
Book chapter
Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites: Narrative of an Exhibition
The history of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their supporters, known as Jacobites, has held an enduring and romantic fascination for generations. These newly commissioned essays from historians and curators from a variety of disciplines present the story of the Jacobites through the prism of the surviving material and visual...Forsyth, David S
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2017
Journal article
Gifts for a Jacobite prince
David S Forsyth explores the history of three18th-century objects which form the centrepiece of a major new Jacobite exhibitionForsyth, David S
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2016
Journal article
"Shall I gie them more wind?" James Richardson VC and his pipes
The short life of James Cleland Richardson VC is both poignant and pertinent to the broader narrative of the Scottish diaspora at war. It encapsulates the experience of a young, newly-arrived Scottish emigrant to Canada who so very soon after his arrival volunteered to defend his recently left homeland and...Forsyth, David S