Who is that fellow at the top of the page? That’s the Green Man, a boss depicted on the Bridgwater Ceiling in the Burrell Collection. Like me, he’s an exile from Bridgwater, now residing in Glasgow. Unusually for a Green Man, we don’t just see a head, but have his torso and arms, not to mention a nice shirt.

Miles Kerr-Peterson, December 2025

Recent Updates

1 April 2026: William Dickinson’s Fontaine’s Fables, 1787

25 March 2026: A Mystery Elliot Crest

14 March 2026: Notes on William Keith, killed in Geneva 1577.

8 March 2026: James VI and I: collected essays by Jenny Wormald, which I edited together and provided an introduction and endnotes, is now available in paperback.

10 February 2026: Published in the National, my review of Gareth Russell’s Queen James book, alongside Rebecca Mason’s. This piece was commissioned by Charlie Lynch. The book itself is a fun, well-paced overview of James’ reigns – a few shortcomings, but a good effort.

4 January 2026: The Diary of Herbert Runciman, RAF Pilot, 1918

30 December 2025: A Kerr memorial Church Vase from Glengarnock Church, Ayrshire

29 December 2025: Er Illingworth’s Memorial, Undercliffe Cemetery Bradford