Scottish clans [ Social interaction / Association ]
… up‘ – Johnny Bull pays the piper!! Courtesy of the British Museum. Abstract This entry examines the social structures, manners and sociability of the Scottish clans during the long eighteenth century. It discusses the debates on their place … in the Lowlands. They had a feudal system established during the Norman invasions. Their social structures and manners were similar to the ones in English towns. Few clans were Catholic and most were Episcopalian, but the … 1 . William F. Skene, The Highlanders of Scotland, Their Origin, History, and Antiquities, with a Sketch of Their Manners and Customs (Vol. 1, London: John Murray, 1837). 2 . Unknown, ‘Memorial Concerning the State of the Highlands and …
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