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> The idea that the English dominated Scotland [...] is nuts. What is your alternative explanation for, say, Fort George? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_G
by bboreham 11y ago
> The idea that the English dominated Scotland [...] is nuts.
What is your alternative explanation for, say, Fort George?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_George,_Highland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_George,_Highland
- arethuza 11y agoThe clue is right in the link - Fort George is at a strategic point on the borders of the Highlands and close to the site of the Battle of Culloden where the last Jacobite rising was defeated by government forces. I think it's fair to say that trying to equate the Jacobite rebellions with a simple English vs Scottish view is a gross simplification - if anything it was Catholic Highlanders vs Protestant government forces - Scots fought on both sides at Culloden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden NB For all the romance about "Bonnie Prince Charlie" I don't think anyone really believes that it would have been better for the UK if the rebellion had actually won - although it would certainly have been better for the Highlands which were oppressed terribly in the aftermath. Edit: I can recommend the docudrama "Culloden" made by Peter Watkins (who also made "The War Game"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KaE2CAkk4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KaE2CAkk4Q
- peteretep 11y ago> is a gross simplification That's a very polite way of describing it.