Scottish clans [ Social interaction / Association ]
… rebellion. Concepts > Social interaction People > Association Keywords Clans Clubs Enlightenment Highlands Scotland Tradition In the eighteenth century, Scottish society was still mainly structured into clans, or extended families, … the lives of the local elites. As an expression of the gap existing between these two worlds, the Highland clans would traditionally despise the clans of the Lowlands for their lack of courage as much as the Lowlanders despised them for … reconciliation with the British Monarchy. The Highland Society 7 of London (1778) worked at preserving ancient Highland traditions. It was linked to the Highland Society of Edinburgh (1784) 8 which worked for the promotion and modernization …
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