Fiona Watson (historian) explained

Fiona Watson is a Scottish historian and television presenter. She presented the 2001 BBC series In Search of Scotland.^[1]

Watson originates from Dunfermline, and now lives in Braco. She obtained her degree in Medieval History from the University of St. Andrews, followed by a PhD from the University of Glasgow. She is a Research Fellow of the University of Dundee, and was the first Director of the Centre for Environmental History at the University of Stirling,^[2] where she was a senior lecturer in history. She is also a research consultant at the Centre for History of the University of the Highlands and Islands.^[3]

In 2018 she published the book "Traitor, Outlaw, King", in which she presents the case for Robert The Bruce having been born in a village near Chelmsford in England.^{[4] [5]}

Works

• Scotland: A History, 8000 BC–AD 2000 (2002)
• Scotland from Pre-History to the Present (2003)
• Mar Lodge Woods and People (with Mairi Stewart) (2004)
• Macbeth: a True Story (2010)^[6]
• Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland, 1296–1305 (2013)
• Traitor, Outlaw, King (2018)

Notes and References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/programme_info.shtml BBC – History
2. http://battleofbannockburn.com/history/meet-the-experts/ Battle of Bannockburn – Meet the Experts
3. http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history/staff/dr-fiona-watson University of the Highlands and Islands
4. News: Robert the Bruce was ENGLISH', claims medieval historian . Mair . George . 28 October 2018 . 3 November 2018.
5. Web site: Historian claims Robert the Bruce was born in Essex and not Ayrshire . 2018-11-03 . BBC News.
6. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/mar/13/macbeth-true-story-fiona-watson Robert Crawford, "Macbeth, A True Story by Fiona Watson", The Guardian Books, 13 March 2010