I am a historian of sixteenth and seventeenth century Scotland (with an interest medieval to modern), and the town of Bridgwater in Somerset. I hold a PhD from the University of Glasgow, a Latin Certificate from Lampeter, and am a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. I’ve worked for the Universities of Glasgow and Dundee, the Open University, the Burrell Collection and others. I am chair of the Friends of the Wembdon Road Cemetery, editor of the Bridgwater Heritage Group, past secretary of the Scottish Medievalists, and past reviews editor for the Innes Review.
Who is that fellow at the top of the page? That’s the Green Man. He is a carved 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, as well as a rather nice shirt.
Dr Miles Kerr-Peterson FSAScot
Recent Updates
21 July 2026: Notes on Robert Keith of Canterland(d.1583), with a transcription of his will of 1588.
9 July 2026: Another appearance on BBC Radio Somerset, this time to promote the new Women of Bridgwaterbook, alongside Clare Spicer and Jillian Trethewey.
25 June 2026: I appeared on BBC Radio Somerset’s Charlie Taylor programme to talk about Bridge House, as that stately building has been added to SAVE’s Buildings at Risk list.
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 Vasefrom Glengarnock Church, Ayrshire
29 December 2025: Er Illingworth’s Memorial, Undercliffe Cemetery Bradford