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10. maybe the highlanders "want their independence"

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Sun Sep 14, 2014, 08:08 PM

Sep 2014

But no true Scotsman does.

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Considering Scotland's move to become independent, is anyone [View all] Cleita Sep 2014 OP

I wonder what proportion of Scots are actually grasswire Sep 2014 #1

Well, ask the BBC: malthaussen Sep 2014 #3

it was quite a surprise to me to learn.. grasswire Sep 2014 #6

Lots of Viking ancestry in the British Isles. Cleita Sep 2014 #9

Neglect not the Finns. riqster Sep 2014 #31

My ancestry is Scots and Norwegian. malthaussen Sep 2014 #17

Same here! EX500rider Sep 2014 #37

If you're Irish, you're probably royal. :D:D:D Niall of the roguevalley Sep 2014 #42

Clan Gunn from the Highlands... EX500rider Sep 2014 #44

Smiths from Newpitslago, Aberdeenshire. roguevalley Sep 2014 #47

!!! H2O Man Sep 2014 #60

Probably 100%. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #4

well, we may be a descendant of William the Conqueror hfojvt Sep 2014 #12

Actually... Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #15

The Celts are an older line Generic Other Sep 2014 #18

my point is that the Scots Viking ancestry hfojvt Sep 2014 #19

That's interesting REP Sep 2014 #38

A lot of lines will have died out. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #48

Inevitably, yes Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #50

that link says the universal connection is well before 1,000 AD hfojvt Sep 2014 #56

Except that it doesn't actually say that. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #57

A billion routes back to an ancestor doesn't mean anything like a billion ancestors. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #46

no, it means a billion hfojvt Sep 2014 #55

How do you find out that someone is your seventh cousin? Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #58

I do endless amounts of research hfojvt Sep 2014 #59

Danes, the group name of the Norse conquered nearly all the way to southern England. They roguevalley Sep 2014 #43

Mine are marions ghost Sep 2014 #23

If you fancy this period, watch this flick: malthaussen Sep 2014 #2

Thanks. I never knew about that movie. Cleita Sep 2014 #5

That's a great movie! Beach Rat Sep 2014 #24

Oh my god yes I've read the books. Its crack cocaine for history buffs! riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #7

I 'm going through The Lord John books now. Cleita Sep 2014 #8

maybe the highlanders "want their independence" hfojvt Sep 2014 #10

Could you elaborate on that? Cleita Sep 2014 #11

it's a joke hfojvt Sep 2014 #13

Jacobites weren't just highlanders. Many were French. Cleita Sep 2014 #14

"Scottish," not "Scotch" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #26

according to my Oxford Desk dictionary (American edition) hfojvt Sep 2014 #27

What was said to me by Scots Cleita Sep 2014 #29

Not true Scotsmen though hfojvt Sep 2014 #36

DUzy!! KamaAina Sep 2014 #25

Read all the well-researched books, and yes, it seem to be excellent timing for the TV series. canoeist52 Sep 2014 #16

I thought the independence campaign Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #20

Actually they stand to lose economically if they become independent. Cleita Sep 2014 #21

no they won't. read the ad thread. Its a lie. Thatcher and co have been roguevalley Sep 2014 #45

That's good to hear. I really thought the Brits wouldn't cut them off from the pound. Cleita Sep 2014 #49

And the unspeakably wicked things the imperialist British did to the people of Ireland was genocide Zorra Sep 2014 #22

Also remember that Britain's current government has very little Scot participation. riqster Sep 2014 #28

Where are you watching it? KoKo Sep 2014 #30

I am watching it on Starz. I believe it's free online only if you Cleita Sep 2014 #33

Btw you don't have to watch the series as the books are all available at the Cleita Sep 2014 #35

Thanks Cleita...I was looking for something interesting to watch ... KoKo Sep 2014 #40

Follow the stone of destiny. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #32

Yes it is back in Scotland, I believe within the last decade. eom Cleita Sep 2014 #34

It was returned in 1996 truebluegreen Sep 2014 #51

Yes, watching Outlander and have read 4 of the books. Also have Scottish ancestry but do not know seaglass Sep 2014 #39

Thanks. Interesting analysis. n/t Cleita Sep 2014 #41

I read today that Scotland didn't support Blair's support for Iraq KoKo Sep 2014 #52

Did you see the John Oliver post Koko? It is very humorous and well worth watching. At around seaglass Sep 2014 #53

No..I didn't ...and Thanks..will check it out! KoKo Sep 2014 #54