William Parente Author

Michael Moss was emeritus professor of archival science at the University of Northumbria, he was previously research professor in archival studies at the University of Glasgow. He served as archivist of the University from 1974 to 2003. He was educated at the University of Oxford and trained in the Bodleian Library and was Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne in 2015. He wrote numerous books including The 'Magnificent Castle' of Culzean and the Kennedy Family, 2002, The Making of Scotch Whisky, 2000; The Building of Europe’s Largest Mutual Life Company – Standard Life, 1825-2000, 2000. Michael Moss died in 2021. William Parente graduated from Oxford with a First in English and went on to do research in Shakespeare’s comedies, later working in theatre and writing the Scotsman’s film column from 1980-92. With Yves Bonavero he set up Bonaparte Films in 1990 to finance small British features including Waking Ned and William Boyd’s The Trench. His ancestor the 5th Duke of Portland (the ‘mole’) acquired Langwell in 1854. He lives in Nottinghamshire and Caithness.