Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland's History and Nature

Partner episode: General Wolfe | The Battle of Culloden


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This episode is the second part of a partnership between the National Trust for Scotland and the National Trust. Scroll back for Love Scotland's episode about Lord George Murray.

General James Wolfe, the 'boy solider' who joined the military at 14 and fought in one of Britain's bloodiest battles while he was still a teenager.

National Trust historian James Grasby visits Wolfe’s childhood home to find out what would shape him into becoming a soldier at such a young age and delves into his involvement in The Battle of Culloden in Scotland in 1746.

Presenter: Jame Grasby

Producer: Claire Hickinbotham

Sound Designer: Jesus Gomez

Contributors

Ghazala Jabeen – National Trust, Quebec House

Freddie Matthews – Historian and Cultural Heritage Curator

Stephen Brumwell – History writer - brumwellhistory.com

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You can visit General Wolfe’s childhood home, Quebec House │ Kent | National Trust, which was renamed in his honour after his victory at The Battle of Quebec and see where he grew up, as well as Henrietta’s cookbook, and the robe his body is thought to have been brought back to Britain with.

You can also visit the battlefield at Culloden | National Trust for Scotland

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