National Records of Scotland, Papers of James Basley. Courtesy of Lindsays, GD1/1195/10 Archives hold evidence of many things. Organisations, people, events, transactions and, of course, relationships. While many records can illuminate the actions of people or a chain of events, some give tantalising glimpses that ask more questions than they answer. This poem, written inside … Continue reading A lover’s knot: Valentine’s Day in the archives
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