Day one of our Inverness trip mainly consisted of getting there but we had time to get in about Culloden Battlefield. I had recorded a tour we were given but the wind was just too much to really catch what was being said. Much was missed. It was said Scots wanted to put Charlie on the throne but failed to mention that it was due to them feeling as though he was the means to ending the fairly recent union with England, which had failed by 4 votes in the House of Lords in 1713, quickly followed by the 1715 rebellion with Charles' dad James. Seemed like the tour was really a synopsis for Outlander fans. It was interesting to find that all the grave markers, placed a century afterwards, were wrongly assigned & placed.
Music throughout by the wonderful Paul Burns:
Jacobean Medleys
Greysteil
Sources:
Inverness; 'Gazetteer of Scotland' (1847) - randomscottish...
Culloden; Varying sources - randomscottish...
Battle of Culloden & it's Aftereffects (Podcast) - randomscottish...
Battle of Culloden; 'Book of Days' (1886), 16th of April - randomscottish...
Duke of Cumberland; 'Tales of the Highlands' (1881), Cruelty of the Duke of Cumberland after the Battle of Culloden - randomscottish...
Jacobites; 'Scottish National Memorials' (1890), The Jacobite Period - randomscottish...
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14 сен 2024
