A Forgotten History: The Scottish Clearances

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Historian Sir Tom Devine OBE's ground breaking new book The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed (1600-1900); is a unique and challenging reinterpretation of one of the most controversial subjects in Scottish history – The Clearances. Join chair Presiding Officer, Professor Emeritus Sir Tom Devine and Professsor Stana Nenadic, Professor of Social and Cultural History, University of Edinburgh, as they discuss fresh perspectives on the many men, women and children affected by the clearances. Sir Tom claims this is his most ambitious and challenging project on Scottish history to date. Come and learn why the book threatens to undermine some of the nation’s most cherished orthodoxies about its past.