Ye Olde Scot the Celtic culture channel - Glencoe remembrance

Ye Olde Scot the Celtic culture channel - Glencoe remembrance
Glencoe was the scene of one of the most infamous massacres in Scottish history, almost 328 years ago. On 13 February 1692, the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were slaughtered while they slept by Captain Robert Campbell and his men. The day is imprinted in Scottish history, not only because of the number of people who lost their lives but because the men had enjoyed their victim’s hospitality in the days leading up to the massacre. Glencoe had been home to the MacDonald clan (or MacIains as they were more specifically known) since the early 14th century when they had supported King Robert the Bruce.
the Massacre can only be understood within the mind of the Highlander and their deep-seated resistance to an alien southern government.
The Highland people were once the majority of Scotland’s population, a warrior society that had largely helped to establish and maintain their own clan monarchies. This society, tribal and feudal, could not change itself to meet a changing world, nor did it wish to, and that would eventually lead to its demise.
Highlanders were regarded by Lowlanders as an obstacle in the way of the complete political union between England and Scotland. Many believed that their independence of spirit had to be broken, in order for a union, and therefore prosperity to come to fruition
Most importantly, Clan MacDonald was not in agreement with Clan Campbell and clashed frequently over their growing support of the government.
The MacDonalds of Glencoe were victims of what Highlanders called Mi-run mor nan Gall, the Lowlander's great hatred. The two clans previously had troubling encounters as the MacDonalds were routinely involved in trouble with the law and neighboring clans - mostly the Campbells who sided and sought the favor of the English government.
At the time, many Highland clans were large and powerful enough to pose a possible threat to the new regime in London under King William of Orange.