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    Radical Scotland: Uncovering Scotland’s radical history – from the French Revolutionary era to the 1820 Rising
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    Radical Scotland: Uncovering Scotland’s radical history – from the French Revolutionary era to the 1820 Rising
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    Radical Scotland: Uncovering Scotland’s radical history – from the French Revolutionary era to the 1820 Rising

    By Kenny MacAskill

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    The Political Martyrs memorial in Edinburgh looms large on the city’s skyline but its history is relatively unknown. And that is not by accident. As Edinburgh’s New Town was constructed, a narrative of kilts and loyalty was created for Scotland, with its radical history deliberately excluded.

    The French Revolution lit a spark in Scotland, inspiring radicals and working people alike, and uniting them in opposition to the King and his government. The oligarchy of landowners that ran Scotland was worried. Leading radicals like Thomas Muir and fellow political reformists were later rounded up and transported to Botany Bay.

    But they fought back and formed the Society of the United Scotsmen, seeking widespread political reform throughout the Union and were prepared to use physical force in defence of their ideals. As social and economic hardship followed in Waterloo’s wake, the flame of radicalism was further ignited. This is Scotland’s radical history.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBiteback Publishing
    Release dateFeb 27, 2020
    ISBN9781785905827
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    Radical Scotland: Uncovering Scotland’s radical history – from the French Revolutionary era to the 1820 Rising
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    Kenny MacAskill

    Kenny MacAskill was, until 2016, a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Eastern, and former Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish government. He studied law at the University of Edinburgh and was a senior partner in an Edinburgh law firm before being elected as an MSP in 1999. He is the author of the acclaimed The Lockerbie Bombing: The search for Justice (ISBN 9781785900723).

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