Cie – the international tour
group we used to book our Scottish vacation. We had a truly positive experience
and recommend their services. https://www.cietours.com/us/default.aspx
Clan Chief – The chief was the
clan’s patriarch, judge and leader in war, commanding absolute loyalty from his
clansmen who gave military service in return for his protection. The chief
summoned his clan to do battle by sending a runner across his land bearing a
burning cross.
Culloden - A
short distance from Nairn is the Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre. Here, you
can learn about the battle which took place on 16th April 1746 when
British Government forces defeated the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart,
popularly named Bonnie Prince Charlie, in just one hour. The Visitor Centre
shows the background to this bloody battle and you can walk around the moorland
to see various monuments commemorating troops. Impressive sights include the
360 degree theater where you are placed in the middle of a bloody reenactment
of the battle (only recommended for the stout of heart), a solemn wall where
raised stones depict the number of British versus Scottish men who fell, and a
calmer depiction of standing on the actual battleground marked with flags
depicting where men fell alongside the solitary stone cottage still standing
today. To learn more: http://www.nts.org.uk/Visit/Culloden/
Cronin - Archibald Joseph
Cronin, (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish novelist and
physician. His best-known novel was The Citadel,
about a doctor in a Welsh mining village who quickly moves up the career ladder in London.
Cronin had observed this scene closely as a Medical Inspector of Mines and
later as a doctor in Harley Street. This book promoted controversial new ideas about
medical ethics which largely inspired the launch of the National Health Service. You can learn more: https://www.britannica.com/biography/A-J-Cronin
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3 comments:
Interesting the history of battles and how they are memorialized!
In doing a family history search, I had an ancient set of grandparents that landed in the new world due their support of the Bonnie Prince Charles. I think of the Jacobites when we have political groups that get a bit carried away at times which might be unfair to the Jacobites.
Hey, It's Ann visiting from A to Z So Much to Choose From and
Science Ladybug
After that Battle of Culloden, the British tried to wipe out all the Highland families for their part in supporting Charles Stuart. After sending most of the survivors to prison, many were deported to the 'colonies'and settled on the eastern and southern areas. That's probably why I have three lines of Scottish heritage in my background. . .
I'll make note of that tour company, as I'd love to visit Scotland. They had many ties with France.
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