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Culloden Aftermath: Slaughter in the Highlands

Culloden Aftermath: Slaughter in the Highlands

FromStories of Scotland


Culloden Aftermath: Slaughter in the Highlands

FromStories of Scotland

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Jenny and Annie consider the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and the brutalities committed by the Duke of Cumberland and the British Government forces on the people of the Highlands after 1746. We look into the events recorded in The Lyon in mourning; Jacobite Memoirs by Robert Forbes.

Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussion of murder, violence, and rape. 

Stories of Scotland is a multi-award-winning Scottish history podcast, proudly recorded in Inverness in the Highlands. We research our heritage and mythology podcast using archives, books, museum objects, and oral histories from across Scotland.
Released:
Apr 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast. Join hosts Jenny and Annie as they unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Jenny and Annie travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life. Stories of Scotland celebrates Scottish history through traditional storytelling, archival research, museum objects and wandering in nature. It is recorded in Inverness & hosted by Jenny, an environmental scientist & Annie, an archivist.