Maggie Craig
@maggiecraig.bsky.social
Scottish writer and historian. Loves writing, reading, cats and drinking tea.
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A Trick of the Light
This story was commissioned along with contributions from a few other writers by the National Trust for Scotland at Hugh Miller’s Cottage in Cromarty.
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A Trick of the Light
Not a Christmas story but a (very) short story for Christmas.
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Not a Christmas story but a (very) short story for Christmas.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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French mathematician & physicist Émilie du Châtelet was born #OTD in 1706. #WomenInSTEM
Her magnum opus, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 1740) covered the principles of knowledge, the existence of God, hypotheses, space, time, matter, the forces of nature & more. #physics
Her magnum opus, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 1740) covered the principles of knowledge, the existence of God, hypotheses, space, time, matter, the forces of nature & more. #physics
December 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
French mathematician & physicist Émilie du Châtelet was born #OTD in 1706. #WomenInSTEM
Her magnum opus, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 1740) covered the principles of knowledge, the existence of God, hypotheses, space, time, matter, the forces of nature & more. #physics
Her magnum opus, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 1740) covered the principles of knowledge, the existence of God, hypotheses, space, time, matter, the forces of nature & more. #physics
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The dial is merely the public face of the clock. The maker needs you to know only what he believes you must know, that is the time of day. But to understand how it all works you must look below the surface. There are tiny little wheels within wheels...
Such is Jonas Flynt's life (1/2)
Such is Jonas Flynt's life (1/2)
December 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The dial is merely the public face of the clock. The maker needs you to know only what he believes you must know, that is the time of day. But to understand how it all works you must look below the surface. There are tiny little wheels within wheels...
Such is Jonas Flynt's life (1/2)
Such is Jonas Flynt's life (1/2)
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Winter Cauldron
Mixed media
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December 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Winter Cauldron
Mixed media
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Mixed media
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Santa Claus is coming to town... by airship!
A magnificent Copland & Lye Christmas present catalogue from 1904. Today the site of Copland's is occupied by the Sauchiehall Street Centre.
Picture: Glasgow City Archives
A magnificent Copland & Lye Christmas present catalogue from 1904. Today the site of Copland's is occupied by the Sauchiehall Street Centre.
Picture: Glasgow City Archives
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Santa Claus is coming to town... by airship!
A magnificent Copland & Lye Christmas present catalogue from 1904. Today the site of Copland's is occupied by the Sauchiehall Street Centre.
Picture: Glasgow City Archives
A magnificent Copland & Lye Christmas present catalogue from 1904. Today the site of Copland's is occupied by the Sauchiehall Street Centre.
Picture: Glasgow City Archives
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To paraphrase the Greek statesman, Pericles:
"You may not be interested in politics, but politics may be interested in you."
"You may not be interested in politics, but politics may be interested in you."
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
To paraphrase the Greek statesman, Pericles:
"You may not be interested in politics, but politics may be interested in you."
"You may not be interested in politics, but politics may be interested in you."
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Engineering at its most magnificent. The unique and uniquely beautiful Falkirk Wheel rotary boat lift opened in 2002. It fulfils a role originally accomplished by a flight of 11 locks when the Union Canal opened in 1822. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Falkirk
#Scotland #Falkirk
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Engineering at its most magnificent. The unique and uniquely beautiful Falkirk Wheel rotary boat lift opened in 2002. It fulfils a role originally accomplished by a flight of 11 locks when the Union Canal opened in 1822. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Falkirk
#Scotland #Falkirk
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George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern #fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR #Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others
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#romanticism #C19th 💙📚
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#romanticism #C19th 💙📚
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. One of the earliest theorists of the fantastic, & grandfather of modern #fantasy literature, he was read & admired by CS Lewis, JRR #Tolkien & Madeleine L’Engle, among others
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#romanticism #C19th 💙📚
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#romanticism #C19th 💙📚
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9th December 2025 15.45
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
9th December 2025 15.45
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Looking for a Christmas gift for someone who enjoys historical thrillers?
Then may I suggest...?
Then may I suggest...?
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Looking for a Christmas gift for someone who enjoys historical thrillers?
Then may I suggest...?
Then may I suggest...?
A Trick of the Light
Not a Christmas story but a (very) short story for Christmas.
open.substack.com/pub/maggieec...
Not a Christmas story but a (very) short story for Christmas.
open.substack.com/pub/maggieec...
A Trick of the Light
This story was commissioned along with contributions from a few other writers by the National Trust for Scotland at Hugh Miller’s Cottage in Cromarty.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A Trick of the Light
Not a Christmas story but a (very) short story for Christmas.
open.substack.com/pub/maggieec...
Not a Christmas story but a (very) short story for Christmas.
open.substack.com/pub/maggieec...
Another stunning view. Thanks for sharing, looking at the sea and the skies is like a morning meditation.
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Another stunning view. Thanks for sharing, looking at the sea and the skies is like a morning meditation.
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Summer Storm
Acrylic on textured canvas
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Acrylic on textured canvas
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December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Summer Storm
Acrylic on textured canvas
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25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
Acrylic on textured canvas
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25% of all original sales to @newcastlefoodbank.org
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Set your watches, folks, this will be *brilliant*!
I'm thrilled that Upon A White Horse is going to be Radio 4's Book Of The Week. The first episode, which is on Stonehenge, will be on December 8 at 11.45am – and then there will be a reading from a different part of the book every day up to and including December 12. I hope you'll enjoy listening.
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Set your watches, folks, this will be *brilliant*!
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“Katy, bar the door!”
According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
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According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
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Kate Barlass - Catherine Douglas. History, Myth and Modern Folk Tale (Part 1) - King James I of Scotland
Kate Barlass – Catherine Douglas History, Myth and Modern Folk Tale Part 1 Historical Sources and the Legacy of one Dodgy Dundonian Professor Richard Oram Romance, myth and history have been...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Katy, bar the door!”
According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
www.kingjames1ofscotland.co.uk/publications...
According to legend, Catherine Douglas – “Kate Barlass” – tried to prevent the murder of James I of Scots in 1437, using her arm to bolt the door. Prof Richard Oram untangles this tale of a selfless & loyal heroine
#WyrdWednesday
www.kingjames1ofscotland.co.uk/publications...
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I knew Guillermo del Toro filmed some of his Frankenstein in Glasgow Cathedral, but think his poster designer must have visited Kelvingrove Museum to see Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I knew Guillermo del Toro filmed some of his Frankenstein in Glasgow Cathedral, but think his poster designer must have visited Kelvingrove Museum to see Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross.
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The amazing view south from the top of the north cantilever of the Forth Bridge, the first of three great bridges built in three different centuries that cross this part of the Firth of Forth. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #ForthBridge #Queensferry #Edinburgh
#Scotland #ForthBridge #Queensferry #Edinburgh
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The amazing view south from the top of the north cantilever of the Forth Bridge, the first of three great bridges built in three different centuries that cross this part of the Firth of Forth. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #ForthBridge #Queensferry #Edinburgh
#Scotland #ForthBridge #Queensferry #Edinburgh
Great hair!
Writing about the young Princess Elizabeth Stuart, later Queen of Bohemia - here she is, aged about ten, by Robert Peake the Elder #Stuarts
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Great hair!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Betty's Bar on the Clydeside, in the 1970s.
Dust Bowl Blues legends Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston played there in July 1944, while awaiting a ship back Stateside, after their ship was sunk off Utah beach after D-Day.
Dust Bowl Blues legends Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston played there in July 1944, while awaiting a ship back Stateside, after their ship was sunk off Utah beach after D-Day.
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Betty's Bar on the Clydeside, in the 1970s.
Dust Bowl Blues legends Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston played there in July 1944, while awaiting a ship back Stateside, after their ship was sunk off Utah beach after D-Day.
Dust Bowl Blues legends Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston played there in July 1944, while awaiting a ship back Stateside, after their ship was sunk off Utah beach after D-Day.
Love this.
Up the close an doon the stair
Ben the hoose wi Burke an Hare
Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief
Knox the boy who buys the beef
—cheery wee 19th-century Edinburgh children’s skipping rhyme, about bodysnatching & murder
#FolkloreThursday #C19th
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Ben the hoose wi Burke an Hare
Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief
Knox the boy who buys the beef
—cheery wee 19th-century Edinburgh children’s skipping rhyme, about bodysnatching & murder
#FolkloreThursday #C19th
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The afterlives of anatomical bodies: what museum collections can teach us about our past
‘Up the close and doon the stair,/ Ben the hoose wi’ Burke and Hare/ Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief,/ Knox the boy who buys the beef.’ This Scottish children’s rhyme has br…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Love this.
What a man he was.
Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today.
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What a man he was.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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