Feature stories
Feature stories are online essays commissioned from members of the University of St Andrews community, in which the authors can discuss and reflect on one particular person or aspect of the Legacies of Empire project. Suggestions for new ‘features’ are welcome!
James Brydges (1673-1744) and the Chandos Chair, by Aileen Fyfe
In 1720, James Brydges, first duke of Chandos, gave £1,000 to the University of St…
Margaret Tyndall Bruce (c.1780-1869) of Falkland and India, by Sarah Leith
In March 1828, Susan Elizabeth Low, of Clatto House, near Blebo Craigs, Fife, wrote to…
Reflecting on the Berry Bequest (1889), by Tom Jones and Emma Sutton
At his death in 1889, David Berry left £100,000 to the University of St Andrews….
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Reflecting on the Berry Bequest (1889), by Tom Jones and Emma Sutton
At his death in 1889, David Berry left £100,000 to the University of St Andrews….
The colonial connections of Thomas Hay, 9th earl of Kinnoull (1710-1787), by Lorna Milne
If you take the A90 from Perth towards St Andrews, you will pass an imposing…
The Imperial and Scientific Networks of William C. McIntosh (1838-1931), by Conall Treen
William Carmichael McIntosh, or M’Intosh, (1838-1931) is remembered both as a pioneer in marine zoology…
Andrew Bell (1753-1832): Virginia, Madras and St Andrews, by Sarah Leith
A donor to the University of St Andrews, alumnus Andrew Bell’s life began in the…