Events - 2013 Conference

​Dunfermline: The Evolution of a Scottish Burgh.

Speaker 01: David Ditchburn; Title: "With staff and shell"; Content: The foundation of the Abbey and the pilgrimage trail.
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​Speaker 02: Richard Oram; Title: "Freedom is a noble thing"; Content: Dunfermline in the age of Wallace and Bruce.
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​Speaker 03: Morna Fleming; Title:"gild brother and fre burges"; Content: The medieval burgh, as illustrated by Robert Henryson's poems.
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​Speaker 04: Eila Williamson; Title: "Stuart Dunfermline - royalty, witches and war"; Content: Royalty, witches, James VI, Charles 1 and Cromwell.
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Speaker 05: Jean Barclay; Title: " Trouble times, radicalism and unrest in Dunfermline Burgh"; Content: Political and religious radicalism in Dunfermline.
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​Speaker 06: Sue Mowat; Title: " Taking candles to the kirk"; Content: Everyday life in the 17th century.
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​Speaker 07: George Beattie; Title: " A hive of industry"; Content: The evolution of Dunfermline's industrial might, and a specific study of the industrialist Gilbert Rae.
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