Where do Scottish nationalists stand on the question of monarchy? - Annual Stenton Lecture

Monday, 18 November 2013

Sir Frank Merry Stenton (1880-1967)

The role of republicanism within Scottish political history is the subject of this year's Stenton Lecture on Thursday 21 November.

Professor Colin Kidd, from the University of St Andrews, will explore where Scottish nationalists stand on the future of the monarchy, ahead of next September's independence referendum. He will draw on the legacies of King Robert the Bruce adopted by the Jacobites during the Wars of Scottish Independence - and its implications on modern-day politics and sentiments.

The lecture, organised by the Department of History will be held in the Henley Business School, Whiteknights campus. It commences at 6.30pm, followed by a drinks reception at 7.30pm.

Admission is free but places are limited. To book a place, please visit: www.reading.ac.uk/events or contact: events@reading.ac.uk | 0118 378 4313

It will be followed on Friday 22 November by a wider Stenton Symposium bringing together a diverse group of historians, a political scientist and a civil servant to discuss the context and implications of the referendum.

The Stenton Lecture is held in honour of its founders Sir Frank Merry Stenton (1880-1967) was Professor of Modern History from 1912 to 1946 and Vice-Chancellor from 1946 to 1950, and Lady Doris Stenton (1894-1971) who was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in History at the University from 1920 to 1959. As Vice-Chancellor, Sir Frank Stenton presided over the University's purchase of Whiteknights Park, creating the new campus that allowed for the expansion of the University in later decades.