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Nadine Lee
From Norway with Love
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The Nidelva River, with Nidaros Cathedral in the background. Trondheim, Norway. When asked to give the name of his nearest mainline rail station on a Parliamentary expenses questionnaire, former lib...
Topics: Gunn, Ian Rankin, MacDonald, MacLeod, MacLeod of Lewis, Norse, North Sea, Norway, Trondheim, Vikings
Nadine Lee
The Massacre of Glencoe
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Today marks the 321st anniversary of the Massacre of Glencoe, in which 38 MacDonald of Glencoe clansmen were murdered on direct orders from the crown. The death warrant signed by King William III prov...
Topics: Campbell, glencoe, Jacobite, MacDonald, Massacre of Glencoe, Scottish Socialist Republican Movement, William III
Amanda Moffet
DNA proves Celtic hero Somerled had Viking roots
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A leading DNA expert has shown that the celtic hero Somerled who was credited with driving the Vikings out of western Scotland was himself descended from a Norseman It had always been believed that S...
Topics: MacAlister, MacDonald, MacDougall, Somerled
Amanda Moffet
Massacre Cave - The MacDonalds of Clanranald and The Ma...
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The Isle of Eigg is situated in the heart of Clanranald country, this small ...
Topics: MacDonald, MacDonald of Clanranald, MacLeod
Amanda Moffet
Q&A: Charlie “Chick” Allan Of Saor Patrol
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He’s led an army of 160 trained warriors through the gory battle scenes of Gladiator and the forests of Robin Hood. Is the father of five children. And heralded as one of Scotland’s most dedicated pr...
Topics: MacDonald, Clanranald, MacDonald of Clanranald
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