Venue: Kirkcudright Pipe Band Hall, Daar Road, Kirkcudbright DG6 4LG
Brian Groom will give us an entertaining sweep through the entwined histories of Scotland and the other nations of Britain and Ireland – and the people who have called them home. Based on his new book, These Isles, he reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions. He will explore the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war.
Venue: Kirkcudright Pipe Band Hall, Daar Road, Kirkcudbright DG6 4LG
Brian Groom will give us an entertaining sweep through the entwined histories of Scotland and the other nations of Britain and Ireland – and the people who have called them home. Based on his new book, These Isles, he reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions. He will explore the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war.
Brian Groom is a journalist, author and former editor of Scotland on Sunday. His book Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day (2022), became a national bestseller. He is also author of Made in Manchester: A People’s History of the City That Shaped the Modern World (2024). These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales is published by HarperNorth in February 2026.
