The Highland Clearances remain a singularly heartbreaking reminder of the life-wrecking human toll so cruelly and callously exacted during the rise of capitalism
My ancestors were Scot Highlanders. A distant cousin traced our family to the first one who came over to America ( before it was America) and it was during this time frame you describe. He was named Alexander MacGowan.
My ancestors were Scot Highlanders. A distant cousin traced our family to the first one who came over to America ( before it was America) and it was during this time frame you describe. He was named Alexander MacGowan.
Excellent article, and very apt for what’s happening in NZ now with Te Tiriti.
I don’t think many people consider how brutal the English were… wherever they went.
The English didn’t just arrive here and have a friendly cup of tea with Maori.
No indeed, many of those displaced Highlanders became soldiers and were used (and their defendants) in North America, Aotearoa and other colonies
History repeats
Descendants- doh spellcheck