Blood of the Clans

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Neil Oliver presents a series telling the tale of Scotland’s 17th-century civil war.

Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary series telling the tales of Scotland's most epic and bloody conflicts and the characters who made their mark in this memorable era of the country’s history.

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Neil Oliver

Calum MacDonald

Donald Eoghainn Mackinnon

Emma Snellgrove

Simon Weir

Ted Cowan

Sarah Fraser

Kieran German

Andrew Mackillop

Murray Pittock

Blood of the Clans: Series 1: The Year of Victories

The Year of Victories

BBC One - Blood of the Clans, Series 1, The Year of Victories

Neil Oliver retells the 17th-century conflict between royalist clans and parliamentarians.

Neil Oliver presents a series telling the tale of the bloody 17th-century civil war, when clans loyal to Charles I rose up in rebellion against the Scottish Parliament.

Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary series telling the tale of Scotland’s 17th-century civil war. When the Scottish Parliament, led by the chief of Clan Campbell, declares war on Charles I, clans loyal to the King rise up in rebellion. At the heart of this epic struggle lies an ancient feud between the Campbells and the MacDonalds, and all hell is unleashed as the royalist clans use the war to wreak bloody vengeance on their rivals in an epic conflict that threatens the stability of the newly emerging British state.

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