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The Scots in Ulster: Plantation, Exodus, and the Ulster-Scots Legacy
Long before the Highland Clearances, a quieter but equally transformative migration reshaped Scotland—and Ireland. This episode traces the Ulster Plantation of the early 1600s, when thousands of Lowland Scots crossed the North Channel to settle in the escheated lands of Ulster. We follow the motivations of King James VI and I, the 'undertakers' who managed the settlements, and the ordinary Scots—farmers, weavers, ministers—who built new lives in places like Derry, Antrim, and Down. Along the way, we examine the violent backdrop of the Nine Years' War, the Flight of the Earls…
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