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Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.
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Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
Highland Scottish clan
The MacDonalds of Glencoe, also known as Clann Iain Abrach, is a Highland Scottish clan and a branch of the larger Clan Donald. Named after Glen Coe, the MacDonalds lived there from the early 14th century, until the glen was largely abandoned during the Highland Clearances of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Scottish Highlands
Cultural and historical region of Scotland
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Massacre of Glencoe
1692 killing of clan Macdonald members
The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Argyll region of the Scottish Highlands on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
William III of England
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702
William III, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mary II
Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694
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