ECW 21: The Scottish Civil War pt. 1
Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
English - August 19, 2021 00:16 - 27 minutes - 21.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory americanhistorypodcast colonialamericanhistory historypodcast unitedstateshistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: ECW 20: Scotland's Civil War
Next Episode: ECW 22: The English Invasion of Scotland
In part one of a two part episode on the British Civil Wars in Scotland, we discuss the early events of the war. The unlikely Royalist conquest of Scotland under James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, and Alasdair MacColla has made Montrose one of the most romanticized figures of Scottish history.
After the surrender of the king, Hamilton (not that one) led the creation of the Engagement Party to ally with the King against Cromwell's Independents, but the movement ended in catastrophe - the Whiggamore Raid kicked them out of power in Scotland, while defeat in England led to POWs being sent to America, as well as the execution of Hamilton and the King.