Charlotte Abney Bassett is an Independent Historian with particular interest in rural Scottish history and the British Atlantic World. She received her PhD in the History of Art from University of Edinburgh. She worked closely with Peter Burman and the volunteer archivist team at Hopetoun House Papers Trust, located onsite at Hopetoun House, during her years of research for her thesis. While completing her doctorate and teaching history of art at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina, she published in Georgian Group Journal (2018 and 2021), Journal for Scottish Historical Studies (2020), and Studies in Arts and Humanities Journal (2019). She was elected as a fellow to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in April 2024.