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The History of Scotland, the Romance of Scotland, and "Outlander"

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Outlander and Waverley - A Comparison of the Two

In the eyes of scots themselves and much of the rest of the world, Scotland has become a symbol of everything that has been lost. And what are those things that we feel we've lost? Attachment to a place, attachment to small social groups, attachment to traditions across time,. These are the things that i think modern people believe that they are missing in their mobile, uprooted lives. This is an essential dilemma that people are always, i think, skirting.

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