July- August 2010

On 1 July, Professor T. M. Devine was named to Chair the Advisory Board of The British Scholar Society. Devine holds the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh. Please join us in congratulating Professor Devine on his appointment.

Professor Devine succeeds Professor Wm. Roger Louis as Chair. Professor Louis has been a driving force behind The British Scholar Society since its inception in 2006 and we are grateful for his guidance and steadfast support. Professor Louis will remain an active Member of The British Scholar Society Advisory Board.

Membership in The British Scholar Society increased to $46 per volume year effective on 15 April 2010. However, the $35 membership per volume year is still available if you sign up for the Two Volume Special Membership Offer by 31 August. For $70, your membership in The British Scholar Society will last until 31 December 2011 and you will receive the September 2010 double issue (published by The British Scholar Society) as well as the March 2011 and September 2011 issues (published by Edinburgh University Press under the new name Britain and the World: Historical Journal of The British Scholar Society) of the journal. Membership also includes online access to each of the issues above as well as all archived issues. Additionally, you will receive a 25% discount on the registration fee to the 2011 British Scholar Annual Conference and a $200 credit towards Life Membership in The British Scholar Society.

Please visit www.britishscholar.org/membership.html and click on the “Two Volume Special Offer” button to take advantage of this offer today through Paypal.

You may also send a check for $70 to:

The British Scholar Society
5102 Woodview Avenue
Austin, TX. 78756-1905

Please make your check payable to “British Scholar”. Act today to take advantage of the Two Volume Special Membership Offer. .