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Scottish clans [ Social interaction / Association ]
… Clans are often associated with the Highlands and the Isles of Scotland but they were in fact present everywhere in the kingdom. They could be divided into two distinctive groups according to their organisation. The first category of clans … cause were in fact loyal to the Scottish/British Monarchy, since they supported the direct heirs of their first common king, James VI of Scotland and I of England (1567/1603-1625). 5 Such views were challenged by unionists who saw loyalty … people needed to be educated in order to join the British civilised world. Their ignorance and unruly manners – lacking education and models of sociability to follow – were depicted as a threat to the Union. Their attachment to the …
Clans | Clubs | Enlightenment | Highlands | Scotland | Tradition
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Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… the interaction of these clubs and societies with the upper-class society as well as with the intellectual and working circles of Edinburgh. In particular, it assesses their influence and impact on both the Scottish Enlightenment and … of political expression for the new elites determined to raise Edinburgh to the level of London, the capital of the new kingdom of Great Britain. 4 4 . N.T. Phillipson, ‘Scotland’s Age of Improvement: A Survey of Eighteenth-Century Literary … and promotion of sciences, arts and philosophy. Their meetings were usually organised along with suppers and wine drinking. 5 The Edinburgh Cape Club (1730), based in a tavern, was famous for its drinking sessions. These rituals were …
Britishness | Enlightenment | Highlands | Scotland
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