Networking the Revolution

Welcome

This project is designed to be an open-access resource for scholars studying the late-seventeenth century in Scotland. It features original datasets, transcriptions, and documents from prominent figures during the Revolution of 1688-90. It was a century of revolution and warfare, events in the later period reshaped the relationship between the monarch and parliament and set the stage for turbulence as the infant empire would realize, as the blast wave of the Revolution rippled through Scotland, Ireland, England, and the larger Atlantic world at large.

Networking the Revolution is a DH@MSU seed grant funded project. It focuses on the study of letters exchanged during a key historical moment in Scotland. Through computational data science and prosopography, this project sheds light on the relationships and key players of the time. It also builds on the idea that communication and relationships during conflict are incredibly important in terms of building out a more holistic picture of the period. The letters exchanged in this period are more than just networks of correspondence; people were bound together through community, print, and dialogue. Given this, understanding the relationships is paramount to visualizing the data. Between 1688 and 1692 thousands of letters were exchanged between people all over Scotland. To allow for more scholars to harness the data, the project is an open access digital repository of code and data specifically related to relationships and networks of people in Scotland during the Revolution. Explore the connections, the impact of these letters, and the historical nuances of Scotland's past.