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The Act of Proscription: Erasing Highland Identity
We often think of the Jacobite Risings as a series of battles, but the true victory for the British state came not on Drumossie Moor, but in the quiet halls of London where they rewrote Scottish law. This episode explores the Act of Proscription of 1746, the legal hammer that struck at the heart of Gaelic culture. We look at how the Dress Act banned tartan and the Bagpipe Act silenced the most iconic sound of the Highlands, effectively criminalizing identity itself. Lucas and Luna trace the journey from the political fear of rebellion to the cultural erasure of clans, examining figures like…
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