This one's for all of you Outlander fans out there! While we learn about Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 in the books and the show, I was interested to learn a bit more about the first rising in 1715 and to find out who played a role in the attempt to put a Stuart on the throne.
What I didn't expect was to learn where the phrase "read the riot act" came from and how Scotland and England became a union.
This episode is a bit shorter than normal - but it's definitely an interesting story that I can't wait to learn more about in-person in Scotland when we can travel the world again.
Resources:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Act-of-Union-Great-Britain-1707
https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/e/johnerskine.html
https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/jacobites/1715
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-it-actually-means-to-read-the-riot-act-to-someone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbmsgk7/revision/2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgxfr82/revision/6
https://cullodenbattlefield.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/how-did-the-1715-rising-begin/
https://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/history/first-jacobite-rebellion.htm
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/black-watch-royal-highlanders