The Highland Clearances: everything you wanted to know

Published: July 11, 2021, 11 a.m.

Who was to blame for the Highland Clearances? Why did they happen? And what became of those who were forcibly evicted? In the latest episode in our series on history\u2019s biggest topics, historian Sir Tom Devine, author of\xa0The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed,\xa0responds to listener questions on the causes and consequences of one of the most notorious episodes of Scottish history.\n\xa0\n(Ad) Tom Devine is the author of\xa0The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900\xa0(Allen Lane, 2018)\xa0\n\xa0\nBuy it now from Waterstones:\xa0https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-scottish-clearances%2Ft-m-devine%2F%2F9780141985930\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices