I found in the book by Daiches (below) that Bonnie Prince Charlie was related, through his mother, to Queen Marie Leczinska of France. I haven't been able to find out the exact relationship. Can anyone help ( Read more... )

...or anywhere in Scotland, at a pinch ( Read more... )

I usually write a lot of arthurian stories but this time I'd love to document well myself about homosexuality and arthurian times.
The story is in 5th/6th century and the societies/cultures in the stories are: Celts, Picts, Scots, Saxons and Celts conquered by Romans. And, of course, one of the male characters is in love with another male character.
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While doing research on the protagonist of my novel I've come across some confusing family connections about which I hope you all might be able to advise me.

Setting: 17th century Scotland
Research Conducted: Google searches for "familiarity between family members 17th century scotland" "familial forms of address 17th century scotland"

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My story takes place in the late 17th century in the scottish highlands. I am about to set the scenery for a clan meeting during which some of my characters are suppose to give a loyalty oath to their chief. I want to know if there was a certain way in which this was done and if there was specific wording ( Read more... )

I know I've heard somewhere before that there's some tension between the Irish and the Scottish--that it derives from something in the past.  This tension may have severely lessened through the years, but there was something that made Irish feel...defensive against the Scottish.  I cannot find the exact cause of this, and I've looked through ( Read more... )

The year is 1743, and the setting is Argyll in the Highlands of Scotland.  A fourteen-year-old boy has been kidnapped with the aim of pressuring his uncle, the leader of a sept of Clan Campbell, into political moves that he'd rather not make.

My question is, how would the kid be treated and, more importantly, what sort of place would they be likely ( Read more... )

I hate when I don't even know where to begin looking for information... I've googled "construction" and "architecture" and "Masonry" and "stone floors" and "churches" and "kirks" all in relation to the 1300's and both Scotland/Orkneys. I'm coming up with bupkiss.

So... I need to know, based on this picture of Lady Kirk in SANDAY (NOT the one on ( Read more... )

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My character get's shot from behind and the bullet enters on the left side, doesn't hit any bone or organs, but it doesn't exit. the guy lost a lot of blood, as he had to find help before anybody examined him ( Read more... )