The Highland Clearances: everything you wanted to know

<p>Who was to blame for the Highland Clearances? Why did they happen? And what became of those who were forcibly evicted? In the latest episode in our series on history’s biggest topics, historian Sir Tom Devine, author of&nbsp;<em>The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed,</em>&nbsp;responds to listener questions on the causes and consequences of one of the most notorious episodes of Scottish history.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Tom Devine is the author of&nbsp;<em>The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900&nbsp;</em>(Allen Lane, 2018)&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Buy it now from Waterstones:&nbsp;<a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-scottish-clearances%2Ft-m-devine%2F%2F9780141985930" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-scottish-clearances%2Ft-m-devine%2F%2F9780141985930</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>