Tag: Culloden
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On Clermont’s Shelves: “The Countess of Albany” by Vernon Lee (1884)
Hi everyone, Dawson Escott back again for another look at a little-known book from days gone by. Today’s entry is the first non-fiction book I’ve decided to cover—a biography of a European noblewoman (of sorts) from the 18th century, Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern. I’d be shocked if this name rang a bell for even one…
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Scots on Livingston Land
On April 16, 1746, an army of 5,400 Scottish Highlanders, who had rebelled against the British Hanoverian king to support Charles Stuart’s claim to the throne of England, stood across Culloden Moor from an army of 9,000 British regular soldiers commanded by the Duke of Cumberland. The two sides exchanged cannon fire. At 1:00…
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“NI MI E MA’S URRAIN DHOMH”
Robert Livingston, the first Livingston in America, had been born in Scotland, raised in the Netherlands and, after a short stay back in Scotland, emigrated. The Livingston family had been in Scotland for centuries at that point, but the story of Robert’s ancestors is neither simple nor straightforward. The Highland Livingstons certainly have the longer…
