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Burgesses
$6
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, a copy of C. Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on Discord, and our appreciation. Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published.
Includes Discord benefits
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Taoiseachs
$9
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, Keyring Light, a copy of C. Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on Discord, and our appreciation.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published, along with a child-friendly print of your choice.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published, along with a child-friendly print of your choice.
Includes Discord benefits
Mormaers
$12
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, Keyring Light, Bookmark, a copy of C. Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on Discord, and our appreciation.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive the option of either a child-friendly or more adult gory illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published with your choice of 3 prints.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive the option of either a child-friendly or more adult gory illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published with your choice of 3 prints.
Includes Discord benefits
Legends
$24
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, Keyring Light, Bookmark, a copy of C. Waddie's
'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on
Discord, and our appreciation.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive the option of either a child-friendly or more adult gory illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published with your choice of 3 prints.
An illustrated postcard every quarter (January, April, July, October) with your choice of illustration or image as an A4 print in December.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive the option of either a child-friendly or more adult gory illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published with your choice of 3 prints.
An illustrated postcard every quarter (January, April, July, October) with your choice of illustration or image as an A4 print in December.
Includes Discord benefits
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Burgesses
$6
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, a copy of C. Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on Discord, and our appreciation. Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published.
Includes Discord benefits
YOU MIGHT LIKE
Taoiseachs
$9
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, Keyring Light, a copy of C. Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on Discord, and our appreciation.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published, along with a child-friendly print of your choice.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive a child-friendly illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published, along with a child-friendly print of your choice.
Includes Discord benefits
Mormaers
$12
/ monthEntitles you to a Pen, Keyring Light, Bookmark, a copy of C. Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament,' access to our Query Channel on Discord, and our appreciation.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive the option of either a child-friendly or more adult gory illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published with your choice of 3 prints.
Secret Patron-only Videos.
A limited edition hardback of any publication produced with credit.
Will receive the option of either a child-friendly or more adult gory illustrated edition of 'Popular Tales' once published with your choice of 3 prints.
Includes Discord benefits
About Random Scottish History
Goals
29 of 150 patrons
Initially we planned to get the 'Popular Tales' rewritten and out there as soon as possible but most of our year ended up in the creation of the, much needed, 'Treaty of Union Articles.'
The idea is to take John F. Campbell's rescued oral Gaelic tales and republish them, illustrated by deviantart.com/phooney. I decided on this after obtaining the 4-volume series of books by Mr. Campbell and falling in love with them. In his fully comprehensive introduction to 'Popular Tales of the West Highlands' he cites a few books on similar themes which I also did my best to obtain original publications of. Thus began the 'Library' that's formed the basis for both the Random Scottish History FB page & it's offshoot RandomScottishHistory.com (RSH.scot).
John F. Campbell, of Islay, collected West Highland oral folklore in 1859-60, thereby saving them. The stories had to come from illiterate and Gaelic-only speakers to ensure the purity of the oral tradition as passed down through generations.The goal is to republish these stories. The originals weren't illustrated but, as mentioned, Random Scottish History has a superb portrait artist ready and willing to fully illustrate the resulting stories.
I initially wanted to just publish a few copies for friends/relatives with a single copy of the Gory edition for myself. After the positive reception for the website and talking with folk over the last couple of years about the project, I found it would be a more popular publication than I had initially thought. I also decided to offer the Gory edition as an option for 3rd tier patrons because I know some of you are of the same mind as myself.
In the meantime, we've published the 'Treaty of Union Articles' (2019) which is a compilation of newspaper articles that tell Scotland's story since the union from the viewpoint of contemporary Scots' articles, correspondence, and anecdotes. We're also publishing a 4-volume (with the option of expansion) set of a similar compilation of newspaper articles detailing the story of the railways in Scotland from 1900-1915. 'Scottish Railway Incidents: 1900-1903,' volume 1 is on the cusp of publication. All RSH publications are illustrated by Alex Eeles (@Phooney1).
We also have ideas towards an RSH 'Book of Days' too after its popularity on the site.
The idea is to take John F. Campbell's rescued oral Gaelic tales and republish them, illustrated by deviantart.com/phooney. I decided on this after obtaining the 4-volume series of books by Mr. Campbell and falling in love with them. In his fully comprehensive introduction to 'Popular Tales of the West Highlands' he cites a few books on similar themes which I also did my best to obtain original publications of. Thus began the 'Library' that's formed the basis for both the Random Scottish History FB page & it's offshoot RandomScottishHistory.com (RSH.scot).
John F. Campbell, of Islay, collected West Highland oral folklore in 1859-60, thereby saving them. The stories had to come from illiterate and Gaelic-only speakers to ensure the purity of the oral tradition as passed down through generations.The goal is to republish these stories. The originals weren't illustrated but, as mentioned, Random Scottish History has a superb portrait artist ready and willing to fully illustrate the resulting stories.
I initially wanted to just publish a few copies for friends/relatives with a single copy of the Gory edition for myself. After the positive reception for the website and talking with folk over the last couple of years about the project, I found it would be a more popular publication than I had initially thought. I also decided to offer the Gory edition as an option for 3rd tier patrons because I know some of you are of the same mind as myself.
In the meantime, we've published the 'Treaty of Union Articles' (2019) which is a compilation of newspaper articles that tell Scotland's story since the union from the viewpoint of contemporary Scots' articles, correspondence, and anecdotes. We're also publishing a 4-volume (with the option of expansion) set of a similar compilation of newspaper articles detailing the story of the railways in Scotland from 1900-1915. 'Scottish Railway Incidents: 1900-1903,' volume 1 is on the cusp of publication. All RSH publications are illustrated by Alex Eeles (@Phooney1).
We also have ideas towards an RSH 'Book of Days' too after its popularity on the site.
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