The Scottish Clans Podcast
1) 167 Scottish Clan Roots- Scots of Dal Riata
We're taking it back to the foundations folks! The Scots of the kingdom of Dal Riata made important contributions to the concept of the Scottish clans. Find out what they were in this new take on on...Show More
2) 166 The Fight for the Lordship of Lorne: Stewarts, Campbells, and MacDougalls
This one is the stuff best-selling novels, movies or series are made of! We take a story I've told before here and, using a paper written by Prof. Steve Boardman, peel back the layers to reveal and e...Show More
166 The Fight for the Lordship of Lorne: Stewarts, Campbells, and MacDougalls
42:01 | Jul 6th, 2024
3) 165 Destroying Myths and Revealing the True Scottish Clans with Dr. Murray Pittock
You won't agree with everything Dr. Pittock says but hopefully you've considered the possibility that some of your conceptions about Scottish clans are off. What are some of the misconceptions that a...Show More
165 Destroying Myths and Revealing the True Scottish Clans with Dr. Murray Pittock
1:06:04 | Jun 13th, 2024
4) 164 The Appin Murder: Post Culloden Intrigue
During the Jacobite Rising of 1745, clans that were already at feud chose different sides and continued the conflict. But with the failure of the rising and its disastrous conclusion at the Battle of...Show More
5) 163 Campbells and MacGregors with Professor Martin MacGregor Pt 2
I hope you enjoyed the part of my discussion with Dr. Martin MacGregor. Here is the rest of our conversation. Now that we've established the origins of both clans, we get into their turbulent relati...Show More
6) 162 Campbells and MacGregors with Professor Martin MacGregor!
What a great experience it was to learn these two well-known clans, the Campbells and MacGregors, and their turbulent relationship from one of the most knowledgeable people on the subject! I hope you...Show More
7) 161 The MacLeods of Lewis and Mackenzies with Dr. Aonghas MacCoinnich Pt 2
I'm excited to share part 1 of the discussion that I had with Dr. Aonghas MacCoinnich!!! He focuses on the Clans Mackenzie and MacLeod of Lewis. You could not get a more knowledgeable person for the...Show More
161 The MacLeods of Lewis and Mackenzies with Dr. Aonghas MacCoinnich Pt 2
41:36 | Mar 26th, 2024
8) 160 The MacLeods of Lewis and Mackenzies with Dr. Aonghas MacCoinnich
I'm excited to share this discussion that I had with Dr. Aonghas MacCoinnich!!! He focuses on the Clans Mackenzie and MacLeod of Lewis. You could not get a more knowledgeable person for these two cl...Show More
9) 159 Pre-Clan Clans pt 2
As promised during last episode, I share a couple more examples of earlier kindreds that begat clans that we are more familiar with today. I also discuss why I feel this is an important thing to cons...Show More
10) 158 Pre-Clan Clans
Many of the clans we recognize today formed between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. What is less well-known is that many of these clans evolved from previous clans. Some of these previous kind...Show More