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“Outlander” and Historic Memory: The Battle of Culloden - C C - May 22, 2016
http://daily.jstor.org/outlander-and-historic-memory/
EXCERPT: Last month marked the 270th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden, a site that the battlefield’s memorial calls “iconic and emotive.” As fans of Outlander—both Diana Gabaldon’s time-traveling book series and the Starz network show—know, the Battle of Culloden was bloody, quick, and monumental in transforming Scottish Highlanders’ lives.
To study Culloden is to study memory and memory-making. The 1746 battle took place between the English and the Scottish Highlanders, led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart (also known as Bonnie Prince Charles and “The Young Pretender”) in the last confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Uprising. In an hour’s time, more than 2,000 Scots were killed, compared to a mere 300 English deaths. Because of the mass casualties and strict British impositions following the battle, Culloden is often credited with effectively ending the traditional Highland way of life....