author
J. Pringle (James Pringle) Thomson
1889–1916
A young Scottish historian and journalist whose books on the Covenanters and the Jacobite risings helped make difficult chapters of Scotland’s past readable for general audiences. His career was cut short in the First World War, when he died in 1916 at just 26.
1 Audiobook
The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) (Bell's Scottish History Source Books.)
by J. Pringle (James Pringle) Thomson
About the author
Born in Dundee in 1889, he was educated at Dundee High School and Morrison’s Academy, Crieff, and later studied at the University of St Andrews, where he graduated with honors in English in 1910.
He wrote clear, accessible works of Scottish history, including Alexander Henderson, the Covenanter, The Scottish Covenanters, and The Jacobite Rebellions (1689–1746). At the time he enlisted, he was working as a sub-editor for the Glasgow Herald, showing how closely his historical writing and journalistic work were linked.
Thomson served as a lieutenant in the Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and died of wounds on August 15, 1916. Even with a very short life, he left behind books that continued to introduce readers to Scotland’s religious and political struggles.