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The Scottish Clearances

Professor Tom Devine explores one of the most traumatic moments in Scottish history

Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, looking North, Isle of Skye, Scotland. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Professor Tom Devine explores one of the most traumatic moments in Scottish history and explains how a number of misconceptions still exist around the Clearances

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