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Originally Posted by BruceBC
Hi folks, it is episode number 9. At about 33 minutes is the part about Scott's Gathering of the Clans and his invention of Scottish history and culture. Episode 8 has some interesting material about the Jacobites who went to the Caribbean after Culloden and made a fortune off slavery (as did the Glasgow sugar merchants)
I just started watching episode 9 on youtube (each episode there is broken into 6 parts).
Originally Posted by BruceBC
The 1358 pounds comes out to over 100,000 pounds in today's money. I think he was overcharged
I'd say!!
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
Last edited by BoldHighlander; 31st December 10 at 03:07 AM.
Reason: Added link to thread w/ whole series posted.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
Originally Posted by BruceBC
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