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The Wolf of Badenoch: Scotland's Burning Bishop
In 1390, a Scottish nobleman and bishop went to war against his own church. Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch, burned Elgin Cathedral to the ground in a feud that shocked the kingdom. This episode unpacks the story of the man who held both crozier and sword, the brutal clan justice of medieval Scotland, and the clash between the Highland Lordship of the Isles and the Lowland crown. We explore the bishop's excommunication, the royal response under King Robert III, and the lingering question: was the Wolf a monstrous villain or a product of his violent age? Along the way, we look at…
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