‘A Jacobite by Name?’: Jacobitism in the Life and Work of Robert Burns
Sun 5 July @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us at Ellisland on Sunday 5 July, 2–3pm, for a fascinating talk delivered by Patrick Jamieson, PhD scholar at the University of Glasgow, exploring how ideas of identity, naming and political memory shaped Burns’s engagement with Jacobitism throughout his life and writing.
The talk will consider the subtle and sometimes risky political landscape Burns navigated, including his strategic use of misnaming and ambiguity to avoid persecution during a period of political sensitivity. It will also reflect on Burns’s adoption of the title “The Bard” — not simply as a literary persona, but as a deliberate identity that positioned him as Scotland’s national poet and cultural voice.
Tickets by donation. Booking essential.