A teacher wrote to me recently and asked if the magazine I edit could publish something about the Tartan Army. As an auld yin, the history of the Tartan Army is part of my own lifetime. Far from being mere football fans, these sporting sons and daughters of Auld Caledonia represent a revival and affirmationContinue reading “Scottish Cultural Revival”
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Culloden
I’m walking on Culloden Moor, the site of the last pitched battle in the United Kingdom, which took place in April 1746. Today, this is a peaceful place, a memorial site, and there are just gentle breezes and birdsong to experience. But as you go around, you will see the markers of the graves ofContinue reading “Culloden”
The Grossest Bribery and Corruption
“English bribes outweighed the mistaken zeal of Scottish patriotism and Jacobitism, united against the measure. “On the 25th of March, 1707, the treaty or union was ratified by the Estates, and on the 22nd of April the ancient Parliament of Scotland adjourned, to assemble no more. On that occasion the Chancellor Scofield made use ofContinue reading “The Grossest Bribery and Corruption”
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