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The Highland Land League: Crofters vs Landlords
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Highland Land League, a mass movement of Scottish crofters in the 1880s that fought for land rights against powerful landlords. They discuss the shocking conditions that sparked the revolt—evictions, rack-renting, and the aftermath of the Highland Clearances. Key figures like John Murdoch, founder of The Highlander newspaper, and Michael Davitt, the Irish land reformer who inspired the crofters, take center stage. The Battle of the Braes on the Isle of Skye in 1882 marked a turning point, where crofters defied eviction notices and faced off against…
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