gentlegardener · @gentlegardener
462 followers · 2428 posts · Server mastodon.scot@tarheel @AlanCumming @peacock 57.73744° N, 4.32616° W #scots #baronial style was an invention for Victoria and Albert’s mates. Like #tartan, #theMacallan faux heritage for the country house set.
Check out the #economic history research on where the £ went for reparations for slavery by England, the #UK.
Oh yes the #crown paid reparations——to slave holders (and to #tories who lost land in the #americanrevolution.)Guess what they bought next?#Clearances. #scotland
#scotland #Clearances #americanrevolution #tories #crown #uk #economic #themacallan #Tartan #baronial #scots
damian entwistle · @ukdamo
25 followers · 262 posts · Server mastodon.lol
Today’s Flickr photo with the most hits: the palace of the Earls of Orkney, Kirkwall, Orkney.
#orkney #earldom #kirkwall #palace #architecture #baronial #vernacular
#orkney #earldom #kirkwall #palace #architecture #baronial #vernacular