Postgraduate research students

The Stewart/Erskine Mar family correspondence (1600-50) contained in the National Library of Scotland's Edinburgh collections is an extraordinary archival treasure trove, largely overlooked in accounts of the Early Modern period. My research will unlock this outstanding cache of letters and thus cover new, important, archival ground. My substantive findings will provide fresh insight into language and society at a key period of Scottish history (during the time of the Reformation, Covenanters and the Civil Wars) and highlight the life and distinctive epistolary voice of the remarkable Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar. I will emphasise the implications of editorial decision-making for language identity today, as we look towards a future where more Scottish archives are made accessible.