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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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The Story of a Young English Person in Their Twenties

The fact that scotland has this kind of alternate version of itself is very important, both for the country itself and for what it reveals about modern people all over the english speaking world. And in order to illustrate what i mean, i am going to tell you the basic outline of a story, which i hope will be clear enough and not too vague. But this is the basic story: A young English person in their late twenties from southern england goes on an excursion into scotland. After passing through a narrow and dangerous passageway, they are unexpectedly accosted by both british soldiers and highland warriors,. The lat of whom capture them and take them away

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