a new supreme evil took his place: the English oppressors, hell-bent on drowning the flame of Scottish nationalism in a sea of Caledonian blood. After authorizing the Massacre of Glencoe, which saw thirty members of Clan MacDonald slaughtered for refusing to pledge allegiance to the new English monarchs, the British government had passed the Act of Proscription in 1746, crushing the clan system in order to destroy their ability to revolt. The act even outlawed the wearing of traditional Highland dress, including the kilt and one’s own clan tartan—a crime punishable by no less than six months’
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