Scottish Clans

Once again, listener feedback gives us a great opportunity to discuss matters at the heart of the Scottish Clans.  Thanks for the responses, feedback, comments and questions.  Please keep them coming.  Also, was Highland society more violent than that of the Lowlands, including the Borders?

The MacInnes clan hasn't had a chief since the 1300's yet is descended from another, very famous line of chiefs, or are they.  I found that, in discussing the MacInnes clan, they provided the platform to discuss several concepts common to a lot of other clans as well.  Available on Podbean, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.  Hope you enjoy!

Unlike the previous two examples, there was a close connection between the Sutherland kindred and those who would inherit the Earldom of Sutherland.  Join me as I endeavor to untangle this relationship.  Are there other examples of earldoms and clans that had the same name but weren't the same thing?  Let me know on Podbean, Facebook, or Apple Podcasts, which is where this episode can be found.

Sorry this was so long getting out.  I've moved and had to establish myself and get internet to my new apartment, but I'm up and running now.  Here's part 2 about the relationship between the Crawfords and the Earls of Crawford.  Hope this helps.  Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

It's easy to get turned around when studying the Scottish clans and there is a clan name and an earldom with the same name.  Learning about one doesn't necessarily give us a formula for understanding the others.  In this episode, we untangle the Clan Ross from the Earldom of Ross.

Complimenting the last episode, I continue looking at the Jacobite risings.  I mapped out the clans on a Google map, marking which clans took which side using different colors.   Looking at the two maps (the 1715 and the 1745 risings) and noticing trends or lack of them, I compare and contrast them and see what value it gives us.  I hope this episode sparks some ideas of your own for a more in-depth study.  This is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

50 Episodes!  My topic here is a more detailed look at the Jacobite rising of 1745.  Paintings of the Battle of Culloden, the final battle of the rising, make it appear that this whole effort was the Highland clans in support of the Stewart dynasty verses Lowlanders/Englishmen supporting the Hanoverians.  I did a project with Google Maps to dive into this deeper and here I share some of my observations.  It's a little more complex than "Highlanders vs. Englishmen".  This is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean.

Getting to hear your comments, thoughts, and questions and carrying the conversation further with you all is one of the most gratifying things about doing this podcast.  Doing these kind of episodes allows us to discuss the Scottish clans starting from where your thoughts and interests are.  I didn't get to everyone here so I'll be getting to more of you feedback in subsequent episodes.  Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

The rest of the story and a little more depth regarding a major conflict between Clan Ranald and the Frasers of Lovat with the leadership of Clan Ranald at stake.  Available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

A disagreement over the chiefly succession of Clan Ranald leads to a fight that included a few other clans and excluded certain pieces of clothing.  Join me for the story of Blar na Leine; the Battle of the Shirts.  Available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.