Thursday 5 February 2015


5.2.15
John Davidson stands aside Jean atop the Cumberland Stone near the site of the Battle of Culloden in 1909. (CVA) The Duke of Cumberland is said to have breakfasted on the ice age rune on the morning of the battle 16 April, 1746. He watched his troops defeat Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army, ensuring not only the defeat of the rebellious Highlanders but the suppression of Scottish self-determination. (CVA)


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