LH,whit ah meant wis that it seems tae me that there is an awfy lot o Scottish history experts here.Ye hae tae understaun aboot the clan system in order tae gie an informed opeenion on Charlie.When the clan system wis brekin doon it wis caused a great deal by the infuence o "civilisation" creepin in.We never had much o an agrarian society,maistly cattle an swoopin doon oot o the hills an grabbin whit ye wanted.The heilanders were a wild bunch an had tae be "tamed".Some o the chiefs could see the writin on the wa, bit ithers wanted tae keep their power.Yese were richt when ye said he wis only a figureheid but nevertheless accordin tae Scots law he wis the boss.Even if he wis only 2yrs auld he wis the high heid yin an ehat wis that.It wis also mentioned that this wis gaun on at the same time as the reformation.That certainly didnae help his cause as the lowland chiefs were paranoid aboot catholics.That split the sides even further.
If Cumberland had jist won an left it at that mibbe things wid hae died doon,bit whit way the bannin o the kilt an no bein alood tae speak oor ain tounge an ither atrocities aw he did wis mak martyrs oot o awbody.
They did the same thing wi the Irish,"Bloody Sunday"Aw ower the world the same the wis done onywhere the ENGLISH took ower.Ah could go on bit we are aw guilty o various fuck-ups.Different times noo,or is it? ljc