Time Travels

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Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.

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Time Travels: Medieval Murder and Land Raids

Medieval Murder and Land Raids

BBC Radio Scotland - Time Travels, Medieval Murder and Land Raids

Starved to death in a dungeon - did it really happen? Susan Morrison investigates.

Starved to death in a dungeon - did it really happen? Plus how to fight to get your land back after the clearances - with Susan Morrison.

Susan Morrison explores the real life behind modern dark mediaeval fantasy. Were Scottish nobles really getting starved to death in dungeons? Who by? Dr Katy Jack has the answers. Once you lost your land in the Highland clearances, how did you fight to get it back? Juliette Desportes of Glasgow University looks at the Galson raiders in Lewis. And finally, are you melancholy? Does your parrot have a ‘looseness’? You might need an 18th century recipe book. Susan chats with Dr Charlotte Holmes about their contents

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