The Battle of North Inch: Scotland's Bloody Game of Thrones

In 1396, on a field beside the River Tay in Perth, thirty men fought to the death in a judicial combat staged before the King of Scots. This wasn't a clan battle or a war — it was a 'gladiatorial' spectacle, a carefully organized trial by combat between two rival 'gangs' that had terrorized the Highlands: the Clan Chattan and the Clan Kay. Lucas and Luna delve into the forgotten story of the Battle of the North Inch, exploring the political motives of Robert III, the role of the chronicler Walter Bower, and the lone survivor who escaped the carnage. They unpack the social code of Highland feuding, the role of the 'cateran' (professional mercenary), and how this brutal event was later romanticized by Sir Walter Scott. Why did a king sanction a mass killing on the North Inch of Perth? And what does it tell us about late medieval Scotland, where law and savagery were uncomfortably intertwined? #BattleOfNorthInch #ClanChattan #ClanKay #RobertIII #WalterBower #Perth #MedievalScotland #JudicialCombat #HighlandFeud #Cateran #SirWalterScott #FairMaidOfPerth #1396 #RiverTay #ClanMacpherson #ClanMacintosh #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo