Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Marjory Harper

Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen and Visiting Professor at the University of the Highlands and Islands

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History of the Scottish Highlands18th century in ScotlandEnclosuresHistory of agriculture in the United KingdomHistory

  1. The Highland Clearances

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and impact of the waves of migrations and evictions of people in the Highlands and Western Isles from the mid-18th century onwards.

    8 March 2018

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    Also featuring: Tom Devine, Murray Pittock

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    HistoryHistory of the Scottish Highlands18th century in ScotlandEnclosuresHistory of agriculture in the United Kingdom