November 27, 2007
Appin Regiment members Philip Cromwell and Jeff Descheemaeker explain the history of the regiment. "Our enemies call us Jacobites, after Jacobus, Latin for James, our King. King James VIII is the direct descendent of Kenneth mac Alpin, the first King of the Scots, and is the great grandson of James VI of Scotland and the first Stuart king of England (James I of England)." The story continues in 1685 with the succession of James VII to the throne…
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The Scottish Preview at the Lyceum
The Scottish Preview at the Lyceum
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