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2022
Exhibition audio-visual guide
The Silver Casket
The Mary, Queen of Scots Casket is one of Scotland’s most cherished treasures, thanks to its long-standing association with the controversial queen. Take a closer look at this extremely rare work of early French silver and its associations with Mary, Queen of Scots presented by Dr Anna Groundwater, Principal Curator...Groundwater, Anna
Gold and Silver , Story , Kings and Queens, and Scottish History and Archaeology
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2021
Exhibition-related event
Sir Walter Scott: historical novelist & collector
Walter Scott was Scotland’s first historical novelist. Through his works he celebrated the history and landscapes of Scotland, with a string of popular books that dominated the nineteenth century’s best-seller lists. He was also an avid collector of Scotland’s material past, a collection which was essential to his inspiration and...Groundwater, Anna ; Wood, Lucy ; Dalgleish, George
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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