Battle of Culloden & its Aftereffects (Podcast) - Random Scottish History

I know there are folk still hark back to the days of Culloden as a time where Scottish spirit was strong & couldn't be daunted. That's true to a point but the battle itself was an unmitigated disaster. A badly planned, badly executed, & badly led, farce. For the post which accompanies this podcast, with

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Culloden - Random Scottish History

[Extra Articles Contents] The Battle of Culloden, or ‘45 Rebellion, was really part 2 of a civil war and was borne of sentiments that hadn’t been dampened any after the Rebellion of 1715. Pretty quickly after the Union with England was concluded the same lords who got cushy seats and not-so-anonymous sums of money realised

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16th of April – Battle of Culloden - Random Scottish History

Eighteen martyrs of Saragossa, 304. St Turibius, Bishop of Astorga, about 420. St Fructuosus, Archbishop of Braga, 665. St Magnus, of Orkney, martyr, 1104. St Druon, recluse, patron of shepherds, 1186. St Joachim of Sienna, 1305. - Born. - Sir Hans Sloane, naturalist, 1660, Killileagh; John Law, speculative financier, 1671, Edinburgh. Died. - George Louis,

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Battle of Culloden & its Aftereffects

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1st of November – All Saints’ Day - Random Scottish History

The Festival of All-Saints. St Benignus, apostle of Burgundy, martyr, 3d century. St Austremonius, 3d century. St Cæsarius, martyr, 300. St Mary, martyr, 4th century. St Marcellus, bishop of Paris, confessor, beginning of 5th century. St Harold, king of Denmark, martyr, 980. - Born. - Benvenuto Cellini, celebrated silversmith and sculptor in metal, 1500, Florence;

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