EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 14 MIN
A Short History of Scotland Chapter 31 - The Argathelians and the Squadrone
from The Andrew Lang Library · host Andrew Lang
In which the melancholy calm of early eighteenth-century Scotland is disturbed by the subtle rivalries of its leading factions, the Argathelian camp and the Squadrone volante, amidst the uneasy peace following the Jacobite rebellions. The narrative gently unfolds the social tensions stirred by enclosures, excise taxes, and the turbulent affair of Porteous, all overshadowed by the watchful presence of General Wade’s roads knitting the Highlands to the Lowlands.
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In which the melancholy calm of early eighteenth-century Scotland is disturbed by the subtle rivalries of its leading factions, the Argathelian camp and the Squadrone volante, amidst the uneasy peace following the Jacobite rebellions. The narrative gently unfolds the social tensions stirred by enclosures, excise taxes, and the turbulent affair of Porteous, all overshadowed by the watchful presence of General Wade’s roads knitting the Highlands to the Lowlands.
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